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Kamal Aljafari

Palestinian filmmaker and artist Kamal Aljafari is known for his distinctive approach to cinema. He studied at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne and has held teaching positions at The New School in New York and the Deutsche Film-und Fernsehakademie in Berlin. He was awarded a Radcliffe Fellowship at Harvard University and most recently a fellowship at The Columbia Institute for Ideas and Imagination in Paris (2024–2025). As from September 2025, he is a resident at Académie des beaux-arts x Cité internationale des arts in Paris. His most recent work, With Hasan in Gaza (2025), premiered in the International Competition at Locarno Film Festival, and was shortlisted for the European Film Academy.

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Kamal Aljafari

With Hasan in Gaza

2025 /
106 min /
Germany
Palestine
France
Qatar

Three video tapes of life in Gaza from 2001 were recently rediscovered. What started as a search for a former prison mate from 1989, led to an unexpected road trip from the north to the south of Gaza with Hasan, a local guide whose fate remains unknown. A cinematic reflection on memory, loss and the passage of time, capturing a Gaza of the past and lives that may never be found again.

Following the success of A Fidai Film (2024), Kamal Aljafari premiered his newest work, which stands as an essential historical testimony, at the 2025 Locarno Film Festival – International Competition. The film, already honoured with the Europa Cinemas Label at the Swiss festival, secured a double nomination at the 2026 European Film Awards for Best Film and Best European Documentary.

The screening on Sunday the 10th will feature a presentation by Llibreria Finestres Palestina, with Olivia Watson and Júlia Pastor.

The screening on Tuesday the 12th will be followed by the Focus on Gaza activity.

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