A Gaza Weekend
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Kinder Building
Drop off at Kinder Building
Film Information
| Theater | Lynn Wyatt Theater, Digital |
| Directed by | Basil Khalil |
| Year | 2022 |
| Length | 90 minutes |
| Country | UK/Palestine |
| Language | Arabic, English, and Hebrew with English subtitles |
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A Gaza Weekend
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Kinder Building
Drop off at Kinder Building
Film Information
| Theater | Lynn Wyatt Theater, Digital |
| Directed by | Basil Khalil |
| Year | 2022 |
| Length | 90 minutes |
| Country | UK/Palestine |
| Language | Arabic, English, and Hebrew with English subtitles |
Israel is sealed off after the outbreak of a deadly virus and Gaza has become the safest place in the region, leaving a British journalist and his Israeli girlfriend stuck there. With no one else to turn to, they entrust two Palestinian street merchants who promise a way out, if the price is right. The hilariously irreverent satire A Gaza Weekend was directed by British-Palestinian, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Basil Khalil, who wrote the story years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Preceded By
Angel of Gaza
Directed by Ahmed Mansour
(2021, 23 minutes, in Arabic with English subtitles)
Eight-year-old Malak narrates her family’s arduous journey of romance, love, sacrifice, and reunification with her father in the United States after seven years of separation.
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The MFAH film department is supported by Tenaris; The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation; the Vaughn Foundation; The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L'Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.