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SUMMARY:Yousef Alhelou  presents “The Phoenix of Gaza” \, a powerful multi award-winning documentary.
DESCRIPTION:Yousef Alhelou presents “The Phoenix of Gaza” . \n“The Phoenix of Gaza” \, a powerful multi award-winning documentary directed and produced by Palestinian-British journalist and film maker Yousef Alhelou showing rare footage of Gaza’s beauty and culture\, filmed just weeks before the genocide began. It’s a contrast. It serves as a vital living memory and historical archive. It’s a visual love letter to the birth city of the film director\, Yousef Alhelou After a decade away from home\, beginning in 2013 with a fellowship at the Reuters Institute for the study of journalism at Oxford University\, Yousef decided to travel back to Gaza in the summer of 2023 to reconnect with the people and places of his childhood. His intention was to make a documentary film\, which would reveal the hidden beauties\, joys\, and treasures of Gaza. Yousef created extensive reportage of Gaza’s historic buildings\, recreational spaces\, its beach life\, its olive\, fruit groves & orchards\, its museums\, mosques\, churches\, restaurants\, shopping malls\, markets\, graduation and wedding ceremonies\, cultural heritage as well as capturing rare aerial footage of Gaza. Little did Yousef realise the footage taken during his 2 months trip would become some of the final records of the cultural\, social and recreational life of the besieged and blockaded enclave prior to its absolute destruction by Israel beginning on October 8th 2023\, a devastating war lasted for over 750 days so far \nThe Phoenix of Gaza – Unseen footage of Gaza’s beauty and the resilience of its residents is a unique personal film\, shot just weeks before the genocide began\, showing rare footage of Gaza before its destruction and now serves as an archive of its past \nGrowing up a descendant of refugees under Israeli occupation\, Yousef’s life was shaped by the relentless conflict around him. This environment\, harsh as it was\, ignited in him a passion for journalism\, a tool he hoped to use to share the truths of his homeland.  Yousef’s unique and personal records of Gaza in 2023 serve as a valuable archive of the colossal scale of the genocide meted out not only on the lives and homes of Gazans\, but also on the civic\, historical\, cultural and heritage landmarks\, recreational sites\, resorts\, hotels\, parks\, the beach\, as well as all aspects of life.  \nSelecting material from Yousef’s extensive archive\, The Phoenix of Gaza is a personal film. It invites viewers to see Gaza through Yousef’s eyes – a place where\, despite occupation\, blockade and a military onslaught by Israel\, Gazans exercise a creativity and resilience\, and a beauty that refuses to be extinguished. Augmented by a reflective interview with Yousef himself\, [The Phoenix of Gaza] provides a tragic glimpse of a society soon to be destroyed\, and their perspectives in response. The film demonstrates that Gaza and its long suffering resilient residents will not vanish and will rise from the ashes. \nWhat was meant to be a documentary about life turned into eulogy for a city and its people. A people who\, despite decades of occupation\, blockade and hardship\, continue to celebrate life in its fullest expression. \nThe film not only documents and reenacts the social and cultural life in Gaza before the genocide\, but also contributes to shaping collective memory by leaving behind a visual archive of a life that was targeted for erasure. At the same time\, it invites us to rethink the role of journalism\, media including films —not as limited to professional neutrality\, but as an active force in confronting dominant narratives and in rebuilding memory and meaning through counter-stories and the restoration of the humanity of an entire people. \nYes Gaza was a big prison under siege but its people defied the collective punishment and sever restrictions on imports and exports. With their determination they decorated their prison\, they adapted and resisted the submission to the humiliation. They have been denied for decades their right to freedom of movement between Gaza and the occupied West Bank and into the outside world as the war-torn territory is still under Israel’s control from the land\, air and sea. \nYousef’s sister and her seven children were killed on 11th December 2023 by an Israeli strike on their home. They remain buried under rubble for over 2 years. Dozens of Yousef’s relatives and over 245 journalist colleagues are among the near 75\,000 killed between October 8th 2023 and Oct 20th 2026 \n🏆🥇The unique documentary film already won 22 awards for the best documentary film and best director at many film festivals. \nYousef Alhelou is a Palestinian-British journalist\, documentary filmmaker\, political analyst\, and content creator\, based in London\, England. He attended University of Oxford in 2013 for an awarded fellowship research degree in journalism. He also obtained a Master’s degree in international relations from Brunel University London. Yousef reported in Gaza between 2005 until 2013\, and covered many Israeli onslaughts& wars and offensives on Gaza as well as the 2 year long genocide in Gaza\, and sadly lost loved ones. He has over 1 million followers on Instagram until meta suspended his account in March 2025. He regained access to his account 4 months later after submitting an appeal and doing an online media \n©️2025 Yousef Alhelou. All rights reserved. No part of this film [The Phoenix of Gaza] in whole or part\, may be reproduced\, distributed\, transmitted\, or broadcasted in any form or by any means\, or any commercial viewings without prior written permission. This copyright statement is governed by the UK law. For more details and permission requests\, please contact: Info@thephoenixofgaza.com
URL:https://www.icamge.ch/agenda/yousef-alhelou-presents-the-phoenix-of-gaza-a-powerful-multi-award-winning-documentary/
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SUMMARY:L'Ecole  Terrain de haine ? Conférence de Fatma Bouvet de la Maisonneuve à l'ICAM-L'Olivier
DESCRIPTION:Conférence — « L’École\, terrain de haine ? »avec le Dr Fatma Bouvet de la Maisonneuve \nHarcèlement\, racisme\, discours de haine décomplexés : l’école\, censée être le lieu du vivre-ensemble\, est-elle devenue un terrain où s’apprennent et se répètent les violences de la société ? Psychiatre et écrivaine\, Fatma Bouvet de la Maisonneuve livre un regard clinique et engagé sur ce que les enfants et les familles lui confient en consultation — et sur les moyens de résister. \nBioFatma Bouvet de la Maisonneuve est médecin psychiatre et addictologue\, franco-tunisienne. Elle a créé à l’hôpital Sainte-Anne (Paris) la première consultation d’alcoologie pour femmes\, qu’elle a dirigée jusqu’en 2022\, et a été membre du Conseil économique\, social et environnemental à partir de 2014. Autrice de nombreux essais chez Odile Jacob\, dont Enfants et parents en souffrance et Une Arabe en France\, elle a publié en 2024 Debout\, tête haute (Éd. du Croquant)\, un essai contre les discours haineux qu’elle défend lors d’un tour de France contre le racisme. Elle est chevalière de la Légion d’honneur (2016).
URL:https://www.icamge.ch/agenda/lecole-terrain-de-haine-conference-de-fatma-bouvet-de-la-maisonneuve-a-licam-lolivier/
LOCATION:ICAM-L’Olivier\, 5 rue de Fribourg 1201 Geneve
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