Origin: Norway | Documentary | Director: May Odeh | 53 minutes

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Diaries

May Odeh

May Odeh's documentary enlists the perspectives of three young woman living
in Gaza to bring audiences a vantage on life in the Gaza Strip rarely
captured on film. Odeh shows these women facing a "double siege": One
emanating from the Israeli occupation, the other from the quasi religious
authority that controls the torn city of Gaza today. Following them

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throughout the course of their daily life, Diaries finds these Gaza
residents willing to share their fears, memories, thoughts and hopes for a
better life - one wide enough to accommodate their aspirations. Filmed a
year on from the devastating attacks of 20089, Odeh's sensitive portrait is
rich with detail and full of surprising insights into life in Gaza today.

May ODEH was born in Birzeit, Palestine, in 1981. She studied radio and television in Palestine before working for several Arab television channels, including Al Jazeera’s Children’s Channel. She made two short films during her studies, followed by her first full-length documentary “Diaries”. She has also worked on the production of several films, particularly “Laila’s Birthday”, “Salt of this Sea” and “Rico in the Night”. She is currently doing a Masters in film directing in Norway.

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