watch TrailerGaza Surf Club
a film by
Mickey Yamine
, Philip Gnadt
87 min / Documentary
Germany
Trapped in "the world’s largest open-air prison" and ruled by war, a new generation is drawn to the beaches.
Sick of occupation and political gridlock, they find their own personal freedom in the waves of the Mediterranean. They are the surfers of Gaza.
Sick of occupation and political gridlock, they find their own personal freedom in the waves of the Mediterranean. They are the surfers of Gaza.
Cast
Sabah Abu GhanemMohammed Abu Jayab
Ibrahim Arafat
Crew
Screenwriter: Philip Gnadt, Mickey Yamine
DOP: Niclas Reed Middleton
Editor: Marlene Assmann, Helmar Jungmann
Production Company(ies):
Little Bridge Pictures
Producer(s):
Little Bridge Pictures
Producer(s):
Benny Theisen, Stephanie Yamine, Andreas Schaap, Mickey Yamine
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
Dubai International Film Festival, UAE
Hawaii International Film Festival, US
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, US
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands
Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia
Arab Cinema Week in New York, US
Environmental Film Festival in Washington DC, US
Houston Palestine Film Festival, US
Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway
MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media, US
Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International, Germany
MONA Film Festival, Belgium
Haifa Independent Film Festival, Palestine
Palestine Cinema Days, Palestine
MedFilm Festival, Italy
Max Ophuls Film Festival, Germany
Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival, Greece
Dubai International Film Festival, UAE
Hawaii International Film Festival, US
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, US
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands
Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia
Arab Cinema Week in New York, US
Environmental Film Festival in Washington DC, US
Houston Palestine Film Festival, US
Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway
MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media, US
Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International, Germany
MONA Film Festival, Belgium
Haifa Independent Film Festival, Palestine
Palestine Cinema Days, Palestine
MedFilm Festival, Italy
Max Ophuls Film Festival, Germany
Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival, Greece
Special Mention at Palestine Cinema Days
University Juries Award for Best Documentary at the MedFilm Festival
University Juries Award for Best Documentary at the MedFilm Festival
