
From Ground Zero
DIRECTORS: Reema Mahmoud, Mohammad Al Sharif, Ahmed Hassouna, Islam Al Zerie, Moustafa Koulab, Nidal
Damo, Khamis Masharawi, Bashar Al Balbisi, Tamer Nijim, Ahmed Al Danaf, Ala’a Islam Ayoub, Karim Satoum, Alaa Damo, Aws Al Banaa, Rabab Khamis, Etimad Washah, Mustafa Al Nabih, Hana Eleiwa, Wissam Moussa, Basel Al Maqousi, Neda’a Abu Hasna, Mahdi Kreirah COUNTRIES: Palestine, France, Quatar, Jordan YEAR: 2024 LANGUAGE(S): Arabic SUBTITLES: German RUNNING TIME: 111 min
Tue., 20.1.2025, 6:30 p.m.at Filmhaus Nürnberg, Q&A with: Producer Rashid Masharawi and Irit Neidhardt (mec Film)
In collaboration with Filmhaus Nürnberg and medico international
SYNOPSIS
FROM GROUND ZERO is a compilation of 22 short films by directors from Gaza. Shot between December 2023 and March 2024, the three- to six-minute short films capture individual perspectives on the current reality of war in Gaza. With a genre mix of feature film, documentary, docu-fiction, animation and experimental cinema, FROM GROUND ZERO presents a variety of stories that reflect the grief, the will to survive, the joy and the hope inherent in life in Gaza. The project was initiated by Rashid Masharawi, an internationally renowned Palestinian filmmaker from Gaza.
PRODUCER: Rashid Masharawi CAMERA: Ashkan Ashkani EDITORS: Denis Le Paven Pauline Eon MUSIC: Naseer Shamma, Johanni Curtet, Jabr Al Hajj Sol Band
PRODUCTION: Masharawi Fund for Films and Filmmakers in Gaza, Coorigines Production, Metafora Production, International Media Support (IMS), Royal Film Commission Jordan, Sharjah Art Foundation, Doha Film Institute, Akka Films GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR: mec film
WEBSITE: https://www.watermelonpictures.com/films/from-ground-zero