Documentary Month 1st - 31st July 2023

Supporting Female Filmmakers
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Supporting Female Filmmakers

International Stories

Last year we showcased females directors from Iran. This year we focus on Palestinian female directors and creatives and next year we hope to focus on female filmmakers from Afghanistan

 

Gaza Atelier

Ahlam is a young Palestinian fashion designer plans to open her own atelier in Gaza city, with opening date is approaching things takes different paths than what she is planning.

 

The Girl From Gaza

The ongoing occupation in Palestine has wrought havoc on Mariam’s life, who with her mother Bara'ah in Gaza is constantly 'fighting for her future against Israeli occupation, bombs and patriarchal rules' while feeling like life is spiralling out of control.

Despite living in an open air prison, Mariam finds focus through Taekwondo and education. Many girls in Gaza get the opportunity to study abroad yet the majority never make it out - will Mariam's dream of a scholarship be her ticket to freedom?

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