Popcorn and cartoons: A Gaza cinema gives girls a brief escape from war
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Every Thursday, 14-year-old Natalie al-Hatoum looks forward to one thing. She gets ready early, says goodbye to her mother and heads to the cinema.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Every Thursday, 14-year-old Natalie al-Hatoum looks forward to one thing.
- Fact 2: Natalie is originally from Gaza City’s Remal neighbourhood, but she has been living displaced in a single rented room in central Gaza with her family since their home was bombed during the early months of the war, which began in October 2023 and has so far killed more than 73,000 Palestinians.
- Fact 3: “I feel happy.” Natalie al-Hatoum comes to the weekly screenings to enjoy a film and spend time away from the pressures of displacement in Gaza [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]Another world The weekly film is put on for girls aged 11 to 16, and the experience is designed to be a fun way to recreate the experience of going to a cinema.
- Fact 4: The programme has grown since its first session when 15 to 20 girls attended.
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Every Thursday, 14-year-old Natalie al-Hatoum looks forward to one thing. She gets ready early, says goodbye to her mother and heads to the cinema.
But this isn’t your typical multiplex. This is Gaza, which has gone through almost three years of a genocidal Israeli war. There’s a ticket booth and popcorn, but it’s all part of the show – a “cinema experience” rather than the real thing.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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