Program will start at 12:00 Noon US EST; 18:00 Europe; 19:00 Palestine; 17:00 UK; short animated fils in Arabic with English subtitles. Screenings will be followed by discussion with Animator Haneen Koraz.

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Short Films by Gaza children

Please join us for screenings of 20 animated films produced by Gaza children in displacement camps under instruction and supervision of animator Haneen Koraz.

Haneen Koraz

One of the films to be screened is "A Day in the Tent." Haneen writes:
”This cartoon film was produced at the beginning of the war on Gaza by 19 displaced children from Gaza City, who are now living in tents on the grounds of a sports field called ‘Al-Anan Sports Field’ in the southern part of Gaza, in Deir al-Balah.

During the explanation of the animation workshop to the children and what we would accomplish together over 8 consecutive days to produce a single cartoon film, the children wrote the story after I explained the concept of a story, what the word ‘story’ means, its components, and how to write a story in a theoretical session. After distributing the tasks to the children, they wrote the story and worked on drawing it on a storyboard.

The children chose this story based on their reality and the struggles they face in the tents, especially the challenges of getting clean water for drinking, bathing, cleaning, and washing dishes.

They also portrayed the difficulty of obtaining bread and baking it, as all automatic bakeries in Gaza had stopped working due to the lack of fuel and gas caused by the closure of the crossings by the occupation. As a result, women began making bread over an open fire. The film highlighted the children’s struggles, such as standing in line to use a shared bathroom for all the neighboring tents. There’s always a long queue, so children have to wake up early to be first in line. The film also depicted the father’s struggle to buy some frozen chicken, only managing to get a single chicken.

On the other hand, the mother's role in the film was shown in a comedic light, as she took on the role of the tent's manager, assigning tasks to her family members to collect food, water, and firewood to light the fire. In the end, the children don’t manage to bring anything because they are overwhelmed by the requests.