From Ground Zero (2024)

Original title

From Grounded Zero Stories From Gaza

Directed by

Rashid Masharawi

Genre

documentary, drama, animation

Country

Palestine

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

12A

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A collection of 22 short films made by different Palestinian directors during the war in Gaza. The films mix documentary, fiction, animation and experimental work to show daily life and survival in the ongoing conflict.

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What happens

From Ground Zero (Arabic: قصص غير محكية من غزة من المسافة صفر, romanized: qiṣaṣ ghayr maḥkiyya min Ghazza min al-masāfa ṣifr, lit. 'Untold stories of Gaza's Ground Zero') is a 2024 anthology film directed by 22 different Palestinian directors. The film is made up of 22 short films, including documentaries, fiction, animation and experimental films about the current situation of the people of the Gaza Strip in the midst of the Gaza war. From Ground Zero premiered at the 5th Amman International Film Festival on 5 July 2024 and had its North American premiere at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024 as part of the TIFF Docs section. It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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