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Waiting for Gaza (SOLD OUT!)

  • Gene Siskel Film Center 164 North State Street Chicago, IL, 60601 United States (map)

WAITING FOR GAZA

2021, dirs. Guillaume Kozakiewiez
France, 74min.
In Arabic with English subtitles

Waiting for Gaza follows Arab and Tarzan Abu Nasser to the heart of their twinship, as well as their history of both what haunts them and pushes them to do cinema. Little by little, their life and work merge, as the line between reality and fiction fades away, blurring the tracks.

Kuffiyeh scarf/scrunchie give-away!

Preceded by the following short films:

A TRIP TO THE MOTHERLAND

A short film in the style of a movie trailer visualizing how it feels to visit the motherland.

2022, dir. Ali Abushama
Canada, Palestine, 3min

BOREKAS

A breakdown on the way to the airport provides a father and son with an opportunity to reconnect.

2020, dir. Saleh Saadi
Palestine, 15min

LAST MAY IN PALESTINE

Journalist Rabeea Eid recounts his story of returning to Palestine after the assassination of journalist Shereen Abu-Akleh.

2022, dir. Rabeea Eid
Palestine, 20min.

Earlier Event: May 6
The Devil's Drivers
Later Event: May 13
Tantura (Gene Siskel) (SOLD OUT!)