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Just saw #GazaFightsForFreedom by @AbbyMartin and @MikePrysner of @EmpireFiles in Toronto last night
Screening hosted by @mexieYT
Panel included editor Taylor Gill
Screening hosted by @mexieYT
Panel included editor Taylor Gill
@AbbyMartin @MikePrysner @EmpireFiles @mexieYT Wonderful film. Important. Beautifully shot. Well made
Gazan journalists contributed footage and interviews - and did so on four hours of electricity per day
Please everyone see this movie
Trailer:
Gazan journalists contributed footage and interviews - and did so on four hours of electricity per day
Please everyone see this movie
Trailer:
@AbbyMartin @MikePrysner @EmpireFiles @mexieYT Film opens with a family on a beach. I have seen many maps of Gaza before. Much of its border is coastline. I have seen very few images of Gaza beaches.
Just as I was reflecting on this, and the interesting choice to open with it, @AbbyMartin's narration explains:
Just as I was reflecting on this, and the interesting choice to open with it, @AbbyMartin's narration explains:
Appreciation Thread: Meet our dedicated team who made #GazaFightsForFreedom possible through tireless, extremely difficult (and often dangerous) work!
Of course we have Director @AbbyMartin & Producer @MikePrysner, who wrote the film together, contributes to editing and obsessed over every second of the film (maybe a little too much) 😊
Unfortunately our co-producer in Gaza, who we were on the phone with everyday from the day the idea was first proposed, does not want his name or image used because he fears retaliation by the Israeli state. “They will never let me leave Gaza if I do,” he said.
