Amer Shomali is a Palestinian multidisciplinary artist, using painting, films, digital media, installations and comics as tools to explore and interact with the sociopolitical scene in Palestine. Amer co-directed an award winning animated documentary, The Wanted 18, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014. The film was awarded the best documentary award in Abu Dhabi, Carthage, Traverse City, and at Al-Jazeera Film Festivals. Amer holds a BSc in Architecture from Birzeit University, and a Master’s degree in Animation from Bournemouth University. He is currently the director general of The Palestinian Museum.