GAZA STRIP. Dir. James Longley (2002). Documentary Screening, 74 Minutes.

Wednesday 12 February 2025. 7.00pm start.
Unassigned Gallery, Brunswick. Naarm / Melbourne.

SYNOPSIS

A documentary set in Gaza City, following the life of a 13-year-old boy as he struggles to find meaning in his life while his friends are killed around him, one by one.

STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR

“In early 2001 I spent three months in Gaza filming material for this documentary, GAZA STRIP, working with local fixer and translator, Mohammed Mohanna. The second Palestinian uprising against Israeli military occupation had begun in September, 2000, four months before I started filming.

The time since the release of this film in 2002 has seen many changes, including the evacuation of illegal Israeli settlements inside the Gaza Strip and the election of Hamas. However, the occupation and attacks against Gaza continue, and the blockade of Gaza has intensified. It is my hope that this film will provide a partial introduction to Gaza for those who have come to the subject recently, and also serve as a document of its time.”

FUNDRAISING

This screening is part of Made in Palestine's ongoing collaborative series with Unassigned Gallery, a Syrian-Lebanese owned institution located in Brunswick, Naarm (Melbourne). The series is designed to foster education through documentary films, while simultaneously raising critical funds for families in Gaza and the West Bank who are directly supported by Made in Palestine.