Origin: Palestine | Documentary | Director: Mohammmed Sahli | 2 minutes

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“Hope is the Last to Die” is not just a Palestinian documentary, but this work captures the viewer from the first moment; amidst the scenes of war and destruction that befell Gaza and its people, the spirit of steadfastness and hope is evident among Palestinian families sitting among the remains of their demolished homes, their eyes fixed on screens that tell their stories.

The film, which was shot by Palestinian director Mohammed Al-Sahli using artificial intelligence technology and dedicated to the innocent victims of Gaza, was released on YouTube on Sunday in Arabic and English versions, as a witness to the power of creativity in the face of death and destruction.

It documents stories of love and hope filmed by young Palestinians in the shadow of war, and they are called “Zero Distance Films.” They were screened by the Jerusalem Film Festival, which insisted on holding its eighth session in the middle of the Gaza Strip during the past few days, between July 25 and 29. As the voice over for the film states: “In Gaza today, we see that film is stronger than war, and that creativity has overcome destruction.”

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