Ongoing Nakba

Ongoing Nakba

Animation / director: Basel Nasr
Production: masna alrusoom almutharrikah (The Animation Factory)
Distributed by Palestine Animated
2023, Palestine, 45’’
Produced by: PLO-NAD Illustration: Aboud Haj Yahya, Abdallah Awwad
Music Track: Lost Soul- by Swan Productions

A reminder that the Nakba is not just history, but a lived reality that persists in the daily lives of Palestinians.

Recommended for children under 14 years of age: Yes
​​Original language: English + Arabic
Technique: 2D
Dialogue: none
Format: Full HD

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About Basel Nasr

Basel Nasr is a Designer and Producer working in the field of Animation, Illustration and interactive design. Nasr earned a BSc in Architecture from Birzeit University In 2003. In 2005 Along with a group of young artists, Nasr established ZAN Studio; a multi-discipline art studio specialized in digital art and new media, working on a range of Animation, Interactive and Visual Art projects. In 2008 he received a scholarship from HQSF to pursue his Master’s degree in Animation from the University of California Los Angeles. During his study, Nasr also had the chance to work in two companies as an Interactive Designer for tablet and online children content. After his return to Palestine in 2013, Nasr founded maṣna‘ al rusūm al mutaḥarrikah, an Animation and Interactive Studio.

Basel Nasr is one of our 2022 AFIELD fellows, based in Ramallah, Palestine. Animator, producer and trainer, Basel Nasr founded the initiative “Almasna : The Animation Factory”, in 2015 as a collaborative studio that uses animation to tell stories inspired by daily life, and create videos that help raise awareness about local issues calling for political and social change. In 2022, they also established “The Almasna Workshop”, a space for learning, experimentation and training in the field of animation. Their aim is to promote animation as an ever-evolving art form, and to help develop this art into an industry in Palestine.

Find out more: AFIELD

Meet Basel Nasr