The workshop included a guided tour of The Explorer's Album exhibition, in addition to numerous film screenings followed by engaging discussions about animation and stop motion and learning to identify the different techniques. The children took turns shooting each other and learned how to deal with the camera to create their sequences. Elbana also introduced them to the process of creating a storyboard and helped them use that in the context of their relationship to the city, the material they collected on their trips, and what they wanted to share about it. Some children chose to highlight their friendships, others chose animals from the Zoo, while some chose historical places. On the last day of the workshop, we held a presentation for the children’s film combining all their work, as well as their storyboards and sketches, in parallel to the Explorer's Album showcase.

The workshop exchange was funded by the Goethe Institute and the GFZK, extending a partnership that was developed in the arts mediation project in Cairo and Alexandria.