𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺: 𝗚𝗔𝗭𝗔

Co-Directed by Irish filmmakers Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell, 𝗚𝗔𝗭𝗔, Ireland's entry for the Oscars' Best International Feature Film and a Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize nominee examines the dreams and realities of life in the world's largest open air prison.

The images speak for themselves hauntingly, as Irish filmmakers Keane and McConnell create an entrancingly lyrical and life-affirming portrait of Gaza and its people, even as Israeli shells continue to fall in the streets where children play. Facing the Mediterranean and only 25-miles long and 7-miles wide, this much fought-over strip of ancient land bristles with tenacious life, observed in its moments of joy and playfulness as well as peril. A critical sensation at the Sundance Film Festival, and Ireland’s submission for Oscar consideration, GAZA acutely observes the people with a sensitivity to their struggle that transcends any overt political statement. A boy sleeps on the beach and aspires to own a boat; a teenage cellist plays her heart out; mothers, fathers and children are seen living each day reaching for the right to dream of a future. In Arabic with English subtitles.
Preceded by MARADONA’S LEGS (2019, Firas Khoury, Germany Palestine, 23 min).

𝘛𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴: https://www.universe.com/events/5f5fba76cf8013004f3988e1

Location: ChiTown Movies 2343 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608
Price: $28 (early bird special 30% off. Use code: CPFF )