Palestinian Journalist and Protagonist in Cannes-Bound Documentary Killed in Gaza
A Palestinian artist and photojournalist who is the protagonist of a documentary due to premiere in Cannes in May has been killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to multiple media reports.
Fatma Hassouna, a Palestinian photojournalist and artist and a protagonist in Sepideh Farsi’s Cannes-bound documentary Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, was killed Wednesday by a direct Israeli military strike on her family home in Gaza City.
The attack occurred just 24 hours after Cannes’ sidebar section Acid announced it had picked Farsi’s film for its 2025 selection. Hassouna died in the attack, along with nine members of her family.
“We, filmmakers and members of the Acid team, met Fatma Hassona when we discovered Sepideh Farsi’s film Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, during the Cannes program,” Acid posted on Instagram Thursday. “Her smile was as magical as her tenacity: Bearing witness, photographing Gaza,...
Fatma Hassouna, a Palestinian photojournalist and artist and a protagonist in Sepideh Farsi’s Cannes-bound documentary Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, was killed Wednesday by a direct Israeli military strike on her family home in Gaza City.
The attack occurred just 24 hours after Cannes’ sidebar section Acid announced it had picked Farsi’s film for its 2025 selection. Hassouna died in the attack, along with nine members of her family.
“We, filmmakers and members of the Acid team, met Fatma Hassona when we discovered Sepideh Farsi’s film Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, during the Cannes program,” Acid posted on Instagram Thursday. “Her smile was as magical as her tenacity: Bearing witness, photographing Gaza,...
- 4/17/2025
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- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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