Documentary backdrop image for Electrical Gaza (2015)

Documentary backdrop image for Electrical Gaza (2015)

201518 minGdoc-short

Electrical Gaza

201518 minGdoc-short

Personal footage and animated sequences reveal the isolation of Gaza and the difficulties filmmakers encounter in accessing the region.

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Rosalind Nashashibi

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Personal footage and animated sequences reveal the isolation of Gaza and the difficulties filmmakers encounter in accessing the region.

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Gaza serves as the backdrop for Nashashibi's 2015 work, Electrical Gaza. The film features her own footage, along with contributions from a fixer, drivers, and a translator who assisted her during her time in the region. Animated scenes interweave with real-life imagery, presenting Gaza as a place steeped in myth and isolation. Commissioned by the Trustees of the Imperial War Museum, the documentary captures the challenges of accessing this highly charged environment.

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