'From Ground Zero': Filmmaker Rashid Masharawi on bringing Palestinian stories to life

A celebrated Palestinian filmmaker who was born and brought up in Gaza has told FRANCE 24 that he and his colleagues just want to share their stories through art. Rashid Masharawi has put together a film made up of 22 individual short projects filmed and put together in Gaza amid the Israeli bombings since the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023. "From Ground Zero" tells the stories of the people of Gaza in their own words. His other current film "Passing Dreams" was notably filmed in Bethlehem, Old Jerusalem and Haifa. He spoke to us in Perspective.