How To Build A Sand Castle
26-Best Student Animation
Nour Khamis
Ecuador,
Animation,
English,
00:04:20
How to Build a Sand Castle is a four minute hand- drawn animated short that uses the metaphor of a crumbling sandcastle to explore queer self- discovery, shedding shame, and reclaiming identity with newfound clarity and power.
Film block:
STUDENT ANIMATION / THE THREAD OF LIFE
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
- Language English
- Country Ecuador
- Genre Animation
- Year of creation 2025
- Duration 00:04:20
Nour is an Ecuadorean-Palestinian artist and animator born and raised in Quito. She earned her BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design before pursuing animation at the RCA. Her work explores the body as a vessel for memory and the subconscious, blending playfulness withelegance to reveal universal truths (in the most intimate way). Passionate about equitable access and representation in the film industry, she has taught animation in summer camps and led prestigious fellowship programs for underrepresented writers and filmmakers through her position at Diverso.
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