FROM GROUND ZERO

27.11.2025

Feature Film Selection/ Palestine, France, Qatar, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, 2024, Color, 112'

 
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  • Director: Aws 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 Zriea
  • Editing: Denis Le Paven, Pauline Eon
  • Music: Naseer Shamma, Johanni Curtet, Jabr Al Hajj, Sol Band
  • Producer: Rashid Masharawi
  • Production: Coorigines Production, Masharawi Fund for Films & Filmmakers in Gaza
  • Cast: Aws Al-Banna, Kenzi Al Balbisi, Mohammed Kamel, Damo Nidal, Alaa Nijim, Yahya Saad, Karim Satoum, Thaer Abu Zubaida
  • 2025 Cinema for Peace Awards Winner
  • 2024 Torino Film Festival Occhiali di Gandhi Award
Recap

From Ground Zero is a collection of 22 short films shot in Gaza. Initiated by Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi, the project aims to give 22 Gazan directors the opportunity to share the untold stories of the ongoing war through cinema. Created in diverse forms including fiction, documentary, and animation, these short films reveal the everyday realities of tragedy, struggle, and resilience in Gaza under occupation.

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Everything is Fine - Nidal Damo

Farah and Myriam - Wissam Moussa

Hell_s Heaven - Karim Satoum_02

Hell_s Heaven - Karim Satoum_03

Hell_s Heaven - Karim Satoum_04

Muhammad Al-Sharif - No Signal

Out_of_frame - Neda_a Abu Hasna

Out_of_frame - Neda_a Abu Hasna_02

Sorry cinema - Ahmed Hassouna

Sorry cinema - Ahmed Hassouna_02

Sorry cinema - Ahmed Hassouna_03

The teacher - Tamer Nijim

The teacher - Tamer Nijim_02

The teacher - Tamer Nijim_03

The Delegation of the European Union to Türkiye organises the annual EU Human Rights Film Days on the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Click here for the list of films.