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In the last months of her life, this Palestinian photojournalist captured resilience in Gaza

JL;DR SUMMARY The documentary "Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk," by Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi, portrays an intimate year-long conversation with Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona, who documented life under siege in Gaza before her death in an Israeli airstrike. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictGazaDocumentaryOccupationCannes Film FestivalResistancePhotojournalismNew York Film FestivalFatma HassonaSepideh Farsi

Places mentioned

Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Hassona, who lived in northeastern Gaza."
Cairo, Egypt
"She had pivoted to filming Palestinian refugees living in Cairo when she was connected to Hassona."
Paris, France
"mostly in Paris, through Hassonas experiences."
Paris, France
"Graffiti on a wall in the 10th arrondissement, Paris, France, with the message Palme d Or for Fatma Hassona."
Iran
"Farsi was exiled from her homeland of Iran in 2009 for making films critical of the government."
Israel
"after the Cannes Film Festival announced that they would be premiering the film, Hassona was killed along with other members of her family."

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