Last November, Netflix premiered its first original Egyptian production Paranormal, also known as Ma Wara’ al-Tabi’a, a six-episode series directed by Amr Salama and based on Ahmed Khaled Tawfik’s best-selling Arabic book of the same title. The series was well-received, and became quite popular, receiving a 96 percent average audience score on Rotten Tomaoes and an 82 percent IMDb score. Of the tens of thousands of fans of the series was Nourane Owais, an Egyptian photographer and illustrator based in Cairo, who was deeply inspired by the visuals of the series. View this post on Instagram A post shared by N O U R A N E | نوران عويس (@nouraneowais) “When I first heard that Paranormal was coming soon on Netflix, I was excited because it is the first Egyptian series on the platform. I already love Amr Salama’s previous work, the cast was interesting, and the Paranormal books themselves are legendary,” Owais told Egyptian Streets. Owais shared her illustration process on Instagram through stories, reels, timelapses and posts, like she regularly does with her followers. “I focus on bringing my work to life and conveying emotions through color and light,…
Egyptian Artist Nourane Owais Turns Netflix’s Paranormal Into Cartoon
January 13, 2021
