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A powerful account of a British-Palestinian surgeon who has become a vital witness to the devastation wreaked by Israel’s bombing of Gaza.
Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah, who was born a refugee, has volunteered in war zones across Palestine since the late 1980s. In October 2023, he entered Gaza to work at Al-Shifa and Al-Ahli hospitals during Israel’s bombing campaign. Over 43 harrowing days, he performed dozens of amputations, many of them on children, while hospitals were systematically destroyed and medical workers targeted. As food and supplies dwindled, and his own health deteriorated, Dr Abu Sittah was forced to return to the UK. Back home in the UK, he emerges as a powerful witness to the atrocities, bringing his first-hand experiences to the world stage, including the International Court of Justice.
Followed by a filmmaker Q&A.
The screening will Open Captioned and a British Sign Language interpreter will be visible on stage throughout the Q&A.
In this joint curation between Bertha DocHouse and Sheffield DocFest, audiences are invited to discover the gems, highlights and new voices in non-fiction cinema which premiered in the past festival edition.
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Please note: There are only 5 mins of trailers before our screenings
Please note: There are only 5 mins of trailers before our screenings