With Hasan in Gaza
Kamal Aljafari / PS, FR, QA, DEUZE, 2025 / 106 min.
Moving travelogue compiled from three MiniDV tapes shot by artist and filmmaker Kamal Aljafari in 2001 during a visit to the Gaza Strip in search of a former cell mate. A time capsule from early 21st-century Gaza.
In 1989, during the first Palestinian Intifada, artist and filmmaker Kamal Aljafari ended up in an Israeli prison accused of membership of a hostile organisation. In his cell he met Abdel Rahim. 12 years later, Aljafari travelled to Gaza with only a name, a photograph, a local guide (Hasan) and a video camera in the hope of finding Abdel.
The resulting three MiniDV tapes gathered dust for almost two decades and create a wonderful, heart-rending ode to the people of Gaza. Aljafari recently rediscovered the tapes in his archive and edited them into this journal-like report.
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Director
Kamal Aljafari
Production year
2025
Country
PS, FR, QA, DEUZE
Original title
With Hasan in Gaza
Length
106 min.
Language
Arabic
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
2001
In its film programme 2001 – A Time Capsule, Eye Filmmuseum is marking the 25th anniversary of the year 2001 with a generous helping of nostalgia, screening 25 films that were released in 2001.
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