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From Executive Producer Michael Moore and Palestine's Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero, is a collection of revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers living through war, who capture their lives in Gaza amidst war. Using a blend of animation, documentary, and fiction, they create a powerful testament to the steadfastness 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.
Director
Aws Al-Banna, Ahmed Al-Danf, Basil Al-Maqousi
Cast
Rating
Year
2025
Country
Palestine, France, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Language
Arabic
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Reviews
- "For all its horror and sadness, this is one of the most hopeful films I’ve ever seen."
- RogerEbert.com - "The results are diverse, intimate, harrowing, and deeply moving, while the existence of the anthology itself feels nothing short of miraculous."
- Paste Magazine - "FROM GROUND ZERO isn’t a hopeful film by any measure. In fact, it’s a painful and upsetting watch that nevertheless does find some semblance of optimism in the filmmakers and the work that was made. By putting these stories on camera — whether they be nonfiction or scripted — these filmmakers are nevertheless shedding light on a conflict that many would prefer not to see."
- The Playlist - "FROM GROUND ZERO is important because it puts the spotlight on an issue far more important than making movies."
- Collider - "That FROM GROUND ZERO exists is both a tragedy and a miracle in unequal measure, a fact that proves impossible to forget over the course of a film whose every frame has been rescued from the rubble of an ongoing genocide."
- IndieWire
Awards
- Torino Film Festival
Festivals
- Toronto Int'l Film Festival
- Thessaloniki Int'l Film Festival
- Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival
- Mostra de Valencia
- Watch Docs Film Festival
- Sharjah Film Platform