{"id":20469,"date":"2024-12-21T19:01:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T19:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?p=20469"},"modified":"2025-10-18T12:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T12:35:55","slug":"from-ground-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/from-ground-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"FROM GROUND ZERO"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-20470\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fromgroundzero_web-691x1024-1-236x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fromgroundzero_web-691x1024-1-236x350.jpg 236w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fromgroundzero_web-691x1024-1-600x889.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fromgroundzero_web-691x1024-1.jpg 691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/h2>\n<div>\n<h2>FROM GROUND ZERO<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">| 2025 &#8211; 102&#8242; &#8211; A Palestinian\/French co-production &#8211; Documentary.<br \/>\nWritten and directed by:\u00a0Reema Mahmoud,\u00a0Muhammad Al Sharif,\u00a0Ahmed Hassouna,\u00a0Islam Al Zeirei,\u00a0Mustafa Kolab,\u00a0Nidal Damo,\u00a0Khamis Masharawi,\u00a0Bashar Al-Balbisi,\u00a0Tamer Nijim,\u00a0Ahmed Al-Danaf,\u00a0Alaa Islam Ayoub,\u00a0Karim Satoum,\u00a0Alaa Damo,\u00a0Aws Al-Banna,\u00a0Rabab Khamis,\u00a0Etimad Washah,\u00a0Mustafa Al Nabih,\u00a0Hana Eleiwa,\u00a0Wissam Moussa,\u00a0Basel El-Maqousi.<br \/>\nOfficial Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2024.\u00a0Official Selection of Palestine for the 97th Academy Awards.<br \/>\nIn Arabic with English subtitles.<br \/>\nA Watermelon Pictures release.\u00a0|<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">22 Palestinian filmmakers living through war capture their lives in Gaza following the attacks on October 7, 2023, revealing stories beyond the headlines. Through a blend of animation, documentary, and fiction, they create a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit. This film serves as a remarkable reflection of how art can thrive even in the darkest times, showcasing the enduring spirit and creativity that emerge amid ongoing devastation.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/athome.fandango.com\/content\/browse\/details\/From-Ground-Zero-Stories-from-Gaza\/3889984?cmp=rt_where_to_watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH NOW<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FROM GROUND ZERO | 2025 &#8211; 102&#8242; &#8211; A Palestinian\/French co-production &#8211; Documentary. Written and directed by:\u00a0Reema Mahmoud,\u00a0Muhammad Al Sharif,\u00a0Ahmed Hassouna,\u00a0Islam Al Zeirei,\u00a0Mustafa Kolab,\u00a0Nidal Damo,\u00a0Khamis Masharawi,\u00a0Bashar Al-Balbisi,\u00a0Tamer Nijim,\u00a0Ahmed Al-Danaf,\u00a0Alaa Islam Ayoub,\u00a0Karim Satoum,\u00a0Alaa Damo,\u00a0Aws Al-Banna,\u00a0Rabab Khamis,\u00a0Etimad Washah,\u00a0Mustafa Al Nabih,\u00a0Hana Eleiwa,\u00a0Wissam Moussa,\u00a0Basel El-Maqousi. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2024.\u00a0Official Selection of Palestine for the 97th Academy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20470,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,127,14,128],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-on-digital","category-co-produced-by-france","category-documentary","category-women-directors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20469"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21383,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20469\/revisions\/21383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}