Scenes of the Occupation from Gaza

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Scenes of the Occupation from Gaza, is a 1973 Palestinian movie, directed by Mustafa Abu Ali. with a runtime of 13 minutes.

Overview

Scenes of the Occupation from Gaza is a landmark Palestinian documentary by the legendary filmmaker Mustafa Abu Ali, one of the founders of the Palestine Film Unit — the first cinematic arm of the Palestinian revolution. Originally shot by a French news crew, the footage was edited by Abu Ali in Lebanon to produce one of the earliest films documenting life under Israeli occupation in Gaza. Employing experimental editing techniques, the film achieves a cinematically and politically subversive effect. It won Best Film at the Damascus Film Festival in 1973 and screened at multiple international festivals. The only film produced by the Palestine Cinema Group before it became the Palestine Cinema Institute in 1974, it stands as a vital historical document of Palestinian resistance cinema.

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