Syrian painter and filmmaker Abdalla Omari was born in Damascus in 1986. In 2009, he simultaneously graduated from Damascus University with a degree in English Literature and the Adham Ismael Institute for Visual Arts. During his studies, Omari made and collaborated in many animation films, series, and video arts including The Eleventh Commandment, a film directed by Syrian filmmaker Mwafaq Katt, and participated in the 2010 Damascus International Cinema Festival. Since his graduation, Omari has had work featured in many exhibitions and festivals in Syria and Lebanon