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Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

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The feature documentary offers an intimate, first-hand perspective on life under siege in Gaza, captured through video calls between Farsi and young Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona, who was tragically killed in an airstrike on her home, just one day after the film's Cannes selection was announced. Combining raw immediacy with deep humanity, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk portrays daily life during the conflict through the eyes of a generation caught in an endless cycle of war and living under siege.

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Sam Adams Slate The difficulty of connection, the fact that Farsi has to grab every chance to talk even if it means propping a phone up on her laptop screen or squatting on the floor of a rented room, becomes a powerful through line. Sep 19, 2025 Full Review Marina Ashioti Little White Lies Albeit somewhat hindering the affective impact of Fatma’s photography and poetry, Farsi’s unfiltered, raw approach mirrors the nature of our own spectatorship. Rated: 4/5 Aug 25, 2025 Full Review Danny Leigh Financial Times When [Fatma Hassona appears on the phone], the talk is of bombs, snipers, recently killed neighbours and relations. But also the stuff of life: coffee, her choice of hijab, poetry, optimism. Again and again, her grin fills the screen. Rated: 4/5 Aug 21, 2025 Full Review Andrew Parker The Gate Farsi is able to convey Hassouna’s warmth, gregariousness, and strength with such purity that the film functions like the viewer is trying to communicate with a loved one of their own in a similar situation. Rated: 9/10 Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Pat Mullen POV Magazine There’s a practical element at play in the film’s rudimentary aesthetic that conveys the difficulty of reporting during wartime, but also the basic daily challenges of life under occupation. Sep 13, 2025 Full Review Sarah Manvel In Their Own League It is impossible to be objective about this documentary. But if you have a human heart, it is something you need to see. And it should not be controversial to say that Ms Hassona and her family should still be here with us. Aug 23, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sepideh Farsi

Director

Fatma Hassona

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Sepideh Farsi

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Sepideh Farsi

Producer

Sepideh Farsi

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Sepideh Farsi

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Synopsis The feature documentary offers an intimate, first-hand perspective on life under siege in Gaza, captured through video calls between Farsi and young Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona, who was tragically killed in an airstrike on her home, just one day after the film's Cannes selection was announced. Combining raw immediacy with deep humanity, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk portrays daily life during the conflict through the eyes of a generation caught in an endless cycle of war and living under siege.
Director
Sepideh Farsi
Producer
Sepideh Farsi
Production Co
Rêves d’eau Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 50m