Gaza: What Still Grows
screening of three short films | 100m | book ticketsSet against the backdrop of Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, these three films are united by an insistence on creating life under conditions designed to destroy it. Whether tending the land, building new technologies of care, or performing for children, they present creation not as an escape from genocide, but as a refusal to let it define the limits of Palestinian life.
Still from Seeds & Roots
Seeds & Roots
Here, where gunpowder is mixed with soil, Seba kneels to cleanse the soil from the ashes of war, watering it with her small cup trying to revive memories buried in the seeds. Besides her stands her grandfather, Abu Diaa, his voice is rough as the land, rooted like an old olive tree. He knows the land and the land knows him. He teaches her that planting is a promise of life despite all forms of death. Together, they help their land to breathe again, each green leaf they grow together becomes a new birth certificate.
Directors: Woroud Alqassas
year of release: 2025
place of production: Arabic (english subtitles)
AGE rating: 15+
Still from Rendered In Light
Rendered In Light
When Mosab, a skilled software engineer, is separated from his wife and children as they evacuate Gaza for emergency medical care, he’s left behind with only uncertainty and a laptop. Alone in a city under siege, he begins building something extraordinary: a virtual reality program designed to help survivors of genocide cope with mental trauma. As genocide rages around him, Mosab immerses himself in creating digital worlds of calm and reflection. The film follows his journey as he balances the emotional weight of his own loneliness with a relentless drive to serve others. Through acts of kindness and innovation, he finds a way to preserve his own mental health, turning grief into action, and despair into purpose.
director: Maria Marone
year of release: 2025
place of production: Palestine, United Kingdom
Original Language: arabic (English subtitles)
Age rating: 15+
Still from One More Show
One More Show
Amidst the devastation of the genocide carried out by Israel in Gaza, a group of circus performers refuse to let despair take centre stage. One More Show follows The Free Gaza troupe: Youssef, Batout, Ismail, Mohamed and Just, after being displaced from northern to southern Gaza, they turn their craft into an act of defiance, resilience, and hope. As death hovers in the background, the troupe performs for children in shelters and on the streets, offering moments of joy in the darkest of times.
director: Mai Saad & Ahmed Al Danaf
year of release: 2024
place of production: palestine, egypt
Original Language: arabic (English subtitles)
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