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Vibrations from Gaza
2023
|Short, Documentary
|16'
by Rehab Nazzal
[Palestine, Canada]
Synopsis
Vibrations from Gaza offers a glimpse into the lives of deaf children in the besieged and occupied Gaza Strip.
Through the voices of children who have grown up under the relentless blockade and repeated Israeli aggression, it vividly conveys how they experience the bombings, destruction, and drone buzz overhead.
The children describe their perceptions of missile strikes by sensing vibrations in the air, tremors in the ground, and the echoes of collapsing buildings.
The film raises the question of whether the deafness these children face is a natural condition or a consequence of Israel’s use of heavy weaponry, including sonic weapons.
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Biography
Rehab Nazzal is a Palestinian-born multidisciplinary artist and educator currently based in the occupied West Bank, Palestine. Her work deals with the effects of settler-colonial violence on the bodies and minds of colonized peoples, on the land and on other non-human life.
Her work has been exhibited across Canada and internationally, and she has received several awards, including the Social Justice Award from Ryerson University, the Edmund and Isobel Ryan Visual Arts Award in Photography from the University of Ottawa; the Prix Iris for Best Short Documentary at the 26th Quebec Cinema Awards; the Award for best Short Film at the 68th BFI London Film Festival; The Young Jury Award, 46e Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier, among others.
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