With Hasan in Gaza (2026)

With Hasan in Gaza is a documentary directed, written, produced, filmed, and edited by Palestinian filmmaker Kamal Aljafari. Although the film is associated with a 2026 release, the work itself was made from footage Aljafari originally recorded in Gaza in 2001 and rediscovered years later.

The recovered MiniDV material follows Aljafari's search for a former prison mate and an unexpected journey through Gaza with Hasan, a local guide. The result is an intimate historical record of everyday life, places, and people seen through footage captured before the profound changes that followed.

• The film was made from three MiniDV tapes recorded in Gaza in 2001.
• Kamal Aljafari serves as director, producer, cinematographer, writer, and editor.
• The music was composed by Simon Fisher Turner and Attila Faravelli.
• The film premiered in the International Competition at the 2025 Locarno Film Festival, where it received the Europa Cinemas Label Award.
• It received a 100% Tomatometer score from 16 critics on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of the available listing.