The story of the Israeli military assault on Gaza. Seen through the eyes of children, journalists and doctors, Dispatches takes an unflinching look at the horrific challenges and heartbreaking loss. Made by 12 Palestinian film-makers who risked their lives to depict the ongoing assault, this documentary confronts us with the loss and suffering of people whose gaze we have met.
Direction
12 voices, one devastating chorus of testimony.
Cinematography
Amid rubble: images that reframe 'news footage.'
Production
Filmed under siege. Every frame is evidence.
Director
Vanessa Bowles
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dispatches has a decades-long reputation for confrontational war journalism; this may be its most contested entry yet.
The 12 filmmakers remain largely uncredited for safety—making this perhaps the first major anonymous documentary collective.
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