A documentary chronicling the life of a Gaza photographer killed in an Israeli airstrike will be screened in Seoul on October 18.
The screening, titled "Three Years of Gaza Massacre: A Community Screening in Solidarity with Palestine," will take place at 3 p.m. at Indie Space in Mapo-gu, Seoul. The film, directed by Sepideh Parsi, is titled "Walking with a Soul in Hand" (2025). According to the organizers, 30 groups, including the Borderless Sound Research Institute, Friends of Fatima, Media Social Movement Center WA, Cultural Solidarity, Jeonju International Short Film Festival, and the Korean Independent PD Association, are co-hosting the event.
Parsi, an Iranian filmmaker based in France, completed the documentary through a year of video calls with the Gaza-based photographer Fatima Hasouna. The film captures the daily lives of two individuals separated by circumstance: one without a home to return to and the other trapped in a homeland she cannot leave. The project was co-produced by France and Palestine.
Fatima, the film's subject, never got to see the completed work. Shortly after the film was selected for screening at the Cannes Film Festival in April of last year, she lost her life along with her family in an Israeli airstrike. The film premiered at the 78th Cannes Film Festival and has also been invited to the Busan International Film Festival.
Following the screening, there will be a one-hour discussion with the audience. Dong-chan Park, director of the Borderless Sound Research Institute, will moderate the discussion, featuring participants including Seon Lee-jeong from Friends of Fatima, reporter Lee Woo-bin from Cine21, and an activist from the Snowstorm Palestine Peace Coalition.
Half of the ticket proceeds will cover the venue rental, while the remaining half will be fully donated to relief organizations supporting Gaza. Tickets can be purchased through the online booking site Tiny Ticket.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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