In this premier episode of Beyond the Blue Wall, the podcast of the Office of Advancement at CalArts, we talk with Yara Elfouly, an MFA2 in Experimental Animation and the beneficiary of two scholarships from the Institute. Yara is Egyptian and grew up in Qatar, receiving her undergraduate degree in Painting and Printmaking from VCUArts Qatar. She talked to us about her experiences as an artist as well as her transition into animation and filmmaking at CalArts. She also discussed finding her own identity and her desire to see more women from her cultural background represented in the arts. You can learn more about Yara Elfouly and her art at yaraelfouly.com or at Instagram.