With Hasan in Gaza
by Kamal Aljafari
Synopsis
A filmmaker’s rediscovered footage from 2001 captures a journey through Gaza, guided by Hasan, while searching for an old prison companion. The tapes reveal intimate moments of Palestinian life during a pivotal time.
Summary
Three MiniDV tapes of life in Gaza from 2001 were recently rediscovered. This footage is now a testament to a place and time that no longer exists. What started 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 with Hasan, a local guide whose fate remains unknown. As the camera moves through Gaza’s streets and landscapes, it records 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.
Co-Presented by Palestinian Youth Movement, Students for Justice in Palestine at Northeastern
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