With Hasan in Gaza
By Kamal Aljafari
Kamal Aljafari recently rediscovered MiniDV footage from a 2001 trip to Gaza, searching for an old prison mate. Now, nearly a quarter-century later, the film's images of daily life and violence uncannily mirror today's reality.
The film screens at Kunstnernes Hus Kino as part of Special Import—our series for artistically ambitious films without cinema distribution.
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In 2001, Kamal Aljafari traveled through Gaza from north to south with a MiniDV camera, searching for the man he shared a prison cell with during the first Intifada. The film's footage – forgotten for over two decades and recently rediscovered – captures everyday life in Gaza: children playing, bustling markets, the beach, friends playing cards. But the violence of the Israeli occupation always lurks in the background: checkpoints, demolished homes, nightly bombings. Place names like Jabalia, Khan Younis, and Rafah – today associated with massacres and "safe zones" – were then living neighborhoods. With testimonies of abuse that echo from past to present, With Hasan in Gaza is both a warning and a mirror of present-day atrocities.
The director visited Kunstnernes Hus last year with the retrospective exhibition Silver Series#9 Kamal Aljafari.
Title
With Hasan in Gaza
Directed by
Kamal Aljafari
Country
Palestine, Germany, Switzerland, France, Qatar
Year
2025
Languages
Arabic
Subtitles
English
Duration
1h 46min
