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I went to Gaza twenty-four years ago. This is my first film, which I have never made.
Three MiniDV tapes of life in Gaza from 2001 were recently rediscovered. This footage now stands as a testament to a place and time that no longer exists. What began as a search for a former prison mate from 1989—a man lost to time and war—led to an unexpected road trip from the north to the south of Gaza, accompanied by Hasan, a local guide whose fate remains unknown. As the camera moves through Gaza’s streets and landscapes, it captures fleeting moments of everyday life—fragments of a reality now irreversibly altered. ‘With Hasan in Gaza’ transforms this forgotten footage into a cinematic reflection on memory, loss, and the passage of time—capturing a Gaza of the past, and lives that may never be found again.

Credits

Director
Kamal Aljafari
Screenwriter
Kamal Aljafari
Producer
Kamal Aljafari, Flavia Mazzarino
Production Company
Kamal Aljafari Productions

About the Director

Kamal Aljafari
Kamal Aljafari is a Palestinian filmmaker and artist. His films have screened at major festivals and museums, including Locarno, London, Viennale, and the 35th Bienal de São Paulo. He has received prestigious awards from FIDMarseille, Pesaro and Visions du Réel. In 2024, IndieLisboa hosted a full retrospective of his work. Aljafari has taught at The New School and DFFB in Berlin, and was a Film St
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