INTO THE BELLY OF THE WHALE (2010)

Director: Hazim Bitar / Scriptwriter: Hazim Bitar / HD / Fiction / 25 min

Synopsis: Younis (Jonah), a Palestinian in Gaza, decides to make his last tunnel run between Gaza and Egypt, to break the Israeli siege, but things take a turn for the worst. While stuck underground, he ponders existential questions.

Official Selections

  • Toronto Palestine Film Festival 2011, Canada
  • Arab Film Festival 2011, Australia
  • Tetouan International Film Festival 2011, Morocco
  • Huston Palestine Film Festival 2011, USA Ann Arbor
  • Palestine Film Festival 2011, USA
  • Tampere Film Festival 2011, Finland
  • Chicago Palestine Film Festival 2011, USA London
  • Palestine Film Festival 2011, UK
  • Clermont-Ferrand Int'l Short Film Festival 2011, France
  • IDFA 2010, Netherlands
  • San Francisco Arab Film Festival 2010, USA
  • Ayam Beirut Al Cinema'iya 2010, Lebanon
  • Boston Palestine Film Festival 2010, USA
  • Jordan Short Film Festival 2010, Jordan
  • Kazan Film Festival 2010, Russia