25 min
Hazim Bitar
Fiction
2010 - Jordan
Canadian Premiere

Featuring Muhammad Abujudeh, Hussam Ayesh, Leen Azzam and many more

This gripping short film takes viewers underground and into the tunnel system that is a lifeline for Palestinians under siege in Gaza. However, in addition to bringing in essential goods from Egypt, the tunnel also brings harm to the smugglers who dare to make the dangerous journey 100 feet below the surface. Younis is one such smuggler who, on his last tunnel run, ends up trapped in the middle of the “Whale” tunnel after an Israeli attack. Stuck, Younis is left to ponder existential questions about fate and being alive underground. The tunnel also serves an analogy for Palestinian existence: trapped and suffocated, with no light at the end of the tunnel.

Screened with Occupation Has No Future: Militarism + Resistance in Israel/Palestine