With Hasan in Gaza(HKAFF2025)

Edited from three MiniDV tapes recorded in November 2001 during the second Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation, Kamal Aljafari’s memory piece traces the director’s search for a man he knew in prison. Without much in the way of narrative, the tapes show everyday people living ordinary lives in Palestine even as protests and gunfire ring out in the horizon. Already a powerful reflection on his unfair imprisonment and a heartfelt tribute to his people, Aljafari’s travelogue takes on even more poignant meaning when one realises that the current war has likely decimated most locations in the footage.

Locarno Film Festival