Aisheen (Still Alive in Gaza)


1h 25m 2010

Brief Synopsis

A look at the human suffering and devastation wrought on Gaza's Palestinian residents as they struggle to survive post-war. Gaza is shown to be a ghost town. Clowns try to make children forget the bombing with balloons and make-up. A beached whale is picked clean in a matter of hours by hungry resid

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Al Jazeera Children'S Channel

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

Synopsis

A look at the human suffering and devastation wrought on Gaza's Palestinian residents as they struggle to survive post-war. Gaza is shown to be a ghost town. Clowns try to make children forget the bombing with balloons and make-up. A beached whale is picked clean in a matter of hours by hungry residents. And a scrawny stuffed lion hangs limply in a zoo cage. The surreal imagery that abounds reveals a nation living on the brink.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Al Jazeera Children'S Channel

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (International Spectrum) April 29-May 9, 2010.

color

Dolby SR

dialogue Arabic