Underplayed Gems

From Ground Zero (2024)

From Ground Zero poster
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
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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)

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