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From Ground Zero 2024 - Wikipedia

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From Ground Zero
International release poster
Directed byAws Al-Banna
Ahmed Al-Danf
Basil Al-Maqousi
Mustafa Al-Nabih
Muhammad Alshareef
Ala Ayob
Bashar Al Balbisi
Alaa Damo
Awad Hana
Ahmad Hassunah
Mustafa Kallab
Satoum Kareem
Mahdi Karera
Rabab Khamees
Khamees Masharawi
Wissam Moussa
Tamer Najm
Abu Hasna Nidaa
Damo Nidal
Mahmoud Reema
Etimad Weshah
Islam Al Zrieai
Produced byRashid Masharawi
Laura Nikolov
Edited byPauline Eon
Denis Le Paven
Music byNaseer Shamma
Production
companies
Masharawi Fund For Films & Filmmakers in Gaza
Coorigines Production
Metafora Production
Sharjah Art Foundation
International Media Support
Akka Films
The Royal Film Commission
Doha Film Institute
Release date
  • July 5, 2024 (Amman)
Running time
112 minutes
CountriesPalestine
France
Qatar
Jordan
United Arab Emirates
LanguagePalestinian Arabic

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.[1] The film is made up of 22 short films, including documentaries, fiction, animation and experimental films about the current situation of the people of Gaza in the midst of the Israel-Hamas War.[2]

From Ground Zero premiered at the 5th Amman International Film Festival on 5 July 2024[3] and had its North American premiere at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024 as part of the TIFF Docs section.[4] It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[5]

Contents

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  • "Out Of Frame", Directed by Nidaa Abu Hasna
  • "Hill Of Heaven", Directed by Kareem Satoum
  • "Charm", Directed by Bashar Al-Balbeisi
  • "Awakening", Directed by Mahdi Karirah
  • "Jad and Natalie", Directed by Aws Al-Banna
  • "No", Directed by Hana Awad
  • "Everything is fine", Directed by Nidal Damo
  • "Taxi Waneesa", Directed by E’temad Weshah
  • "24 Hours", Directed by Alaa Damo
  • "Selfies", Directed by Reema Mahmoud
  • "No Signal", Directed by Muhammad Alshareef
  • "Soft Skin", Directed by Khamees Masharawi
  • "Flash Back", Directed by Islam Al Zrieai
  • "Fragments", Directed by Basil Al-Maqousi
  • "Offerings", Directed by Mustafa Al-Nabih
  • "School Day", Directed by Ahmed Al-Danf
  • "Farah and Meryam", Directed by Wissam Moussa
  • "Overburden", Directed by Ala’a Ayob
  • "The Teacher", Directed by Tamer Najm
  • "Recycling", Directed by Rabab Khamees
  • "Echo", Directed by Mustafa Kallab
  • "Sorry Cinema", Directed by Ahmad Hassouna

Idealization and production

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After the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, film director Rashid Masharawi founded the Masharawi Fund for Cinema and Filmmakers in Gaza with the purpose of supporting young Palestinian filmmakers to express themselves and tell their stories through cinema.[6] Masharawi supported the production and post-production of the 22 short films that make up From Ground Zero filmed in different parts of the Gaza Strip at the end of 2023.[7]

Release

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The film was scheduled to have its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, but was pulled because organizers wanted to keep politics out of the festival.[8] In response, Masharawi held a projection outside the place as a sign of protest.[9] It had its world premiere on July 5, 2024, at the 5th Amman International Film Festival,[10] then screened in mid-July 2024 at the 70th Taormina Film Festival,[11] on September 9, 2024, at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival[12] and on September 28, 2024, at the 17th Toronto Palestine Film Festival.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bedirian, Razmig. "From Ground Zero: A moving collection of 22 short films made by Gazan filmmakers". The National. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  2. ^ "Films from Gaza in a World Premiere at the Amman International Film Festival". Amman International Film Festival. 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  3. ^ "Palestinian stories take centre stage at Amman Film Festival – Amman International Film Festival". 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  4. ^ Kay, Jeremy. "TIFF Docs line-up includes Edna O'Brien, Adam Kinzinger profiles". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  5. ^ "Le long métrage palestinien " Ground Zero " représentera la Palestine à la 97e édition des Oscars". AL24 News (in French). August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Palestinian filmmaker features collection". ifilm-آیفیلم. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  7. ^ Bleasdale, John (2024-07-16). "Palestinian Director Rashid Masharawi on Producing 22 Short Films in Gaza During the War". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  8. ^ "Palestinian Filmmakers' Trials and Triumphs in Cannes Film Festival". world-arabia.com. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  9. ^ Iraqi, Amjad (2024-07-02). "'Film was the best way to convey our art amid the suffering in Gaza'". +972 Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  10. ^ "From Ground Zero - Spotlight". Amman International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  11. ^ Goldbart, Max (2024-06-28). "Taormina Film Fest Unveils 2024 Lineup, With 'Saint Clare' Set To Open Plus Movies Starring Nicolas Cage, Daisy Edgar-Jones". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  12. ^ "From Ground Zero". TIFF. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  13. ^ "From Ground Zero". Toronto Palestine Film Festival. 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
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"The sea, our only horizon, without it I'm not sure what would become of us."


Children with names written on their arms or legs to identify them in injury or death, digging in rubble for loved ones while calling out their names, sleeping on concrete, packed bags ready for the escape, buzzing sound of military drones overhead like ceaseless industrial drills, burning door frames for cooking, rushing in and out and back again, flashbacks to when your love is alive, lines for the toilet, water, and food in the camp, bodies in bags, and the future slipping through your hands.


22 short films bearing witness to the mass killing, starvation, sickness, trauma, sorrow, suffering, and bombing of the people of Gaza, but also testimonies to the struggle to survive and doing so with dignity and hope. The films are in various styles including documentary, hybrid, drama, animation, essay, and experimental art therapy.


"I believe in cinema and that it can bring about change," said Rashid Masharawi, one of the primary drivers behind the film. He was present at this North American premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. "We tell our own stories here, from the inside, how people are dealing with daily life, and with real emotion." There was a three-minute pause in the middle of the film and an active listener available to help us process the raw, heart wrenching images and testimony. "We are all on the same boat," said Masharawi "trying to do our best."


Sunlight on the sea, beckoning dreams, dancing, kites in the sky, encouraging stories, little joys like tea, music, drawing, singing of love and hope, laughter, awakenings, and wishes for happy and beautiful lives.


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Most emotional moments of cinema
These short films go under your skin and really touch your heart. I have left the cinema speechless and overwhelmed. It creates a deep connection to the people who live in a complete different world. They have to endure the hardest fate, that I could have never been able to imagine. But they will never give up. They are teaching us loving, hoping, caring, griefing, appreciating, cheering, sharing, living, and invite us reminiscing the good old days. That is everything they can do for us.


For the sake of humanity we need to tell their stories around the world. That is the least we can do for them.


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