Archives - Program 2020

By Garry Keane & Andrew Mcconnell

With infinite sensitivity, the filmmakers portray Gaza beyond the ruins and the endless conflict, focusing on Karma and Ahmed, two teenagers whose lives differ in every way: Ahmed lives in a refugee camp with his father and his three wives, and his 35 brothers and sisters, and dreams of becoming a fisherman. As for Karma, she lives in a liberal middle-class apartment and aspires to an impossible life elsewhere. Between laughter and tears, we also cross paths with an enthusiastic theatre director, a spirited taxi driver, and wedding-planner twins. In this film, Gaza displays its colours and know-how, its music, its complexity and its pride.

An Arte film

• Section Competition - Creative documentary

Middle East