Nour Afifi
Nour Afifi is a costume designer from Alexandria, Egypt. She graduated from The American University in Cairo and then went on to work as a costume designer in Cairo’s independent theater and film scenes. Previous experience includes assistant costume design and shopper for the Egyptian TV shows Wesh we Dahr, Betlou’ El Rouh, and Nasl El Aghrab . Nour is passionate about a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to costume design and is drawn towards a collaborative and egalitarian working environment and compelling stories and scripts. A lifelong student, Nour utilizes her background in history and research to approach each project from anthropological and sociological angles. She is currently pursuing an MFA degree in costume design at The University of Washington (2027).
Upcoming
Projects
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Wife of Headless Man Investigates Her Own Disappearance
March 27th - April 11 2026
Annex Theatre
A reporter experiences a chunk of missing time after interviewing a tech billionaire who hasn’t taken kindly to her negative articles about him. Was she drugged during the meal? How did she end up in a hotel room after meeting him in a restaurant? And if she was drugged, is that why, when she returns home, her husband appears as fully alive and functioning and headless?
Directed by Lucien Oberleitner
Awards
1st Place Award at the Gouna Film Festival’s 5th Edition Costume Design Workshop (2021)
HUSS Award from The American University in Cairo (2020)