13-23 nov 2025
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Under the Same Sky
Program
Under the Same Sky
DocLab

Under the Same Sky

تحت نفس السماء
Khalil Ashawi
Palestine, Turkey
2024
38 min
Dutch Premiere
IDFA DocLab Program & Competition, IDFA DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction
Synopsis

Behind you lies the sea; before you stands the enemy. This is the reality for the people of Gaza—and for Palestinian journalist Sami, who records it all with his 360° camera in the VR documentary Under the Same Sky. Driving along the Mediterranean coast in a press vehicle, he documents the war in the Gaza Strip. On one side are peaceful waters; on the other, heart-wrenching ruins.

Mounted on a long pole held by Sami, the camera exposes the atrocities of Israeli occupation—wherever you look, a searing scene meets the eye. Sami speaks with people recovering their personal belongings among the rubble, visits fellow journalists committed to bringing this story to the world, and recounts his own experiences of the war.

Tireless adrenaline-fueled journalists record the facts and report on events. This immersive experience of war in occupied territory leaves you with no choice: you cannot look away. The 360° camera makes you a witness to the Gaza war—right at its epicenter.

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Credits
38 min
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Spoken languages: Arabic, English
Director
    Khalil Ashawi
    Khalil Ashawi
Created by
    Hadeel Arja
    Hadeel Arja
Co-director
    Hadeel Arja
    Hadeel Arja
Production
    Line Production
    Line Production
Cinematography
    Sami Sultan
    Sami Sultan
Animation
    Yousef Aljumaa
    Yousef Aljumaa
Editing
    Khalil Ashawi
    Khalil Ashawi
Screenplay
    Khalil Ashawi
    Khalil Ashawi
Narration
    Khalil Ashawi
    Khalil Ashawi
Narrator
    Khalil Ashawi,
    Bruno Bonemer
    Khalil Ashawi,
    Bruno Bonemer
Screening copy
    Hadeel Arja
    Hadeel Arja

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