Animation Works
Another Dream
XR documentary
(2019)
Ado Ato Pictures
credit as lead 360 animator
Another Dream, a hybrid animated documentary and VR game, brings the gripping, true love story of an Egyptian lesbian couple to life. Faced with a post-revolution backlash against the LGBTQ community, they escape Cairo to seek asylum and acceptance in the Netherlands.
A Brief History Of The Spice Route
short documentary
(2017)
Jalur Rempah
credit as illustrator
The history of Sriwijaya Empire and its influence on the spice trade, from the tax system, ship technology, to the fall of the empire.
Half a Life
short documentary
(2017)
Jalur Rempah
credit as illustrator
Half a Life is part of Queer in a Time of Forced Migration, an animated transmedia series that follows the stories of LGBTQ refugees from Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia across continents and cultures — from the 2011 Revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa region to the world today.
Combining intimate, first-person audio accounts with visceral animation in a film (HALF A LIFE), VR experience (ANOTHER DREAM), and web interactive (THEY CALL ME ASYLUM SEEKER), it shares the experiences of queer people of color from Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia firsthand.QUEER IN A TIME OF FORCED MIGRATION was recently on exhibit at the Amsterdam Museum and is available to tour to museums, galleries, and educational institutions worldwide.
Seen At: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Doc Fortnight, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Iris Prize Festival, Frameline, Sheffield Doc/Fest, and more
Half a Life is a multi-award winning animated documentary short that features the personal testimony of a young, gay Egyptian activist as he struggles to decide whether to continue to fight for LGBTQ rights in Cairo, the home that he loves, or seek safety in asylum elsewhere.