Gaza Strip
 | Directed by James Longley Typecast Pictures, 2002, DVD Customer Rating: 81 reviews Recommend |
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In January of 2001, American director James Longley traveled to the Gaza Strip. His plan was to stay for two weeks to collect preliminary material for a documentary film on the Palestinian Intifada. It was during his stay that Ariel Sharon was elected as Israeli Prime Minister. As violence erupted around him, Longley threw away his return ticket and filmed for the next three months, acquiring nearly 75 hours of footage. Gaza Strip, his first feature documentary, is an extraordinary and painful journey into the lives of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip struggling with the day-to-day trials of the Israeli occupation. Filmed in verité style and without narration, Gaza Strip at last gives voice to a population largely ignored by mainstream media.
Title: Gaza Strip
Sales Rank: 15641 in DVD
Director: James Longley
Studio: Typecast Pictures, 2002-10-01, Theatrical Release: 2002
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Acpect Ratio 1.78:1
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 74 minutes
Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches, 0.18 pounds
- The crackle of gunfire . . .
- Already a little dated, this documentary still packs a wallop. American filmmaker James Longley went to Gaza in early 2001, unwittingly catching a kind of time-capsule picture of this part of the Muslim world just before 9/11 and the war in Iraq. Released in 2002, it is a mostly cinema-verite portrayal of a population under siege. Though we never see the Israeli defense forces that were… More reviews
- Gaza Strip.. a disturbing depiction..
- This documentary hits the viewer like a sledgehammer to the side of the face. Its a very personal depiction of life under occupation and sets a case for the day to day struggles of the 'occupied' in the Gaza strip. The story line follows a couple of young local children and takes in their points of view.. and there is most certainly a grim portrayal… More reviews
- Interesting, but...
- I thought this film was very interesting from the view point of the Gazan children. This is rarely seen in the news - on both sides - so this is a great opportunity to get new information. I know some other reviewers say it is unbalanced, but I sense from their tone that the balancing they'd want would require a slew of documentary films.
At the… More reviews
- So sad, makes you want to cry.
- Beautifull documentary about the results of occupation.
Also see Longley's latest film 'Iraq in fragments'!!! More reviews
- Lies of omission
- I watched this last night... and even as I write this I sit less than ten miles from the Gaza Strip. I have no doubt that the death and destruction portrayed in the film took place. However, the microcosm of the Strip, as seen in this DVD, needs some explaination.
The events in this film took place in 2000, following Sharon's… More reviews
