TIFF Lightbox, Cinema 1

Film Details: 7.45 minutes | Directed by Noran Fikri Alezabi, Nicholas Arujah, Xinyue Ma, Yulin Yue, Xiaonan Zhou | Screening with "Life Support" | Animation | 2025 | France | Toronto Premiere 

Synopsis: 14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion, faces war and man-made famine. He becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim — not for passion, but for survival. 

Co-presenters: Planet in Focus, Taste of the Middle East, Mayworks, Workers Action Centre, Hot Docs, East End Acts for Palestine, Spadina–Fort York for Palestine, Toronto Arab Film Festival