Scenes of the Occupation from Gaza

Overview

A rare film by the legendary filmmaker Mustafa Abu Ali, one of the founders of the Palestine Film Unit, the first filmic arm of the Palestinian revolution. Shot by a French news team, the footage was edited by Mustafa in Lebanon to produce one of the earliest films on the occupied territory in Gaza. Scenes of the Occupation from Gaza employs experimental editing tech- niques to produce a cinematically and politically subversive film. The film won the prize as best film at the Damascus Film Festival in 1973 and was screened at multiple festivals. It was the only film produced by the Palestine Cinema Group, which in 1974 became the Palestine Cinema Institute.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 19, 1973

Original language

Arabic

Countries

Palestinian Territory

Director

Mustafa Abu Ali

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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