GAUZE

Directed by Noran Fikri Alezabi, Nicholas Arujah, Xinyue Ma, Yulin Yue, Xiaonan Zhou · Starring Bashir Alsharbati, Talia Alsharbati, Rasha Alsharbati, Ahmed Rehan · 2025

Zain, a 14-year-old Palestinian swimming champion caring for his little brother amid war and famine, must swim for survival when aid drops into the sea.

A wrenching student animation about a young swimmer's fight for survival in wartime Gaza.

14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion, faces war and man-made famine. He becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim—not for passi

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