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Gaza Shield ( Lebanon- USA 2011 )

Color: Documentary, Color, 23

Direction: Tania Khalaf

Screenplay: Tania Khalaf

Director of Photography: Tania Khalaf

Sound: Tania Khalaf

Music: Karim Abi Saleh

Editing: David Hamilton

Cast: Reine Abbas Ziad Feghali Karim Abi Saleh

Production: Production Under Siege

Synopsis

In the last few years, the web has become the new battlefield. Gaza Shield follows three lighthearted Lebanese artists as they take their protest online by developing a video game.

Réalisateur

Born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, Tania Khalaf worked as a producer, editor, and drama teacher before moving to the United States. Khalaf produced and directed several documentary and narrative films. Khalaf is currently a professor at The University of North Texas where she teaches documentary, film production and film theory.