Ambulance
Ambulance is a raw, first-person account of the war in July 2014. Mohamed Jabaly, a young man from Gaza City joins an ambulance crew as the war approaches. What is it like to live under constant threat? How can Mohamed find his place in a country under siege, where there seems to be no foreseeable future? We experience the war through Mohamed’s eyes, watching directly from the passenger's seat, as he comes of age among dead bodies, terrified families, and the constant risk of sudden death.
In response to the dark chaos of war, Mohamed learns to rely on his captain and crew-mates from the ambulance, who in turn support Mohamed to make a film that expresses both the trauma and hope of the too-often invisible citizens of Gaza.
-- Dir. Mohamed Jabaly - 80min - 2016 - Occupied Palestinian Territory, Norway, Israel --
"by merely documenting the everyday realities of war, the endless human casualties and the remorseless climate of fear and loathing, it effectively underlines the tragic intractability of the conflict" - ScreenDaily
"perfectly captures the essence of war, which is messy, incoherent and terrifying. In contrast to Western media, which tones down its coverage of the conflict significantly, Ambulance captures the total devastation of seeing your neighbours and fellow-citizens murdered. It is important footage that the whole world needs to see" - Aesthetica Magazine
"“Much of the power comes from the director’s personal engagement in the action: he and the camera are merged, taking the story beyond citizen journalism or news reportage and into a more intimate space that offers a visceral sense of how a community survives a war” - *Winner*, One World Media Award, Best Doc
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Ambulance
-- Dir. Mohamed Jabaly - 80min - 2016 - Occupied Palestinian Territory, Norway, Israel --
Ambulance is a raw, first-person account of the war in July 2014. Mohamed Jabaly, a young man from Gaza City joins an ambulance crew as the war approaches. What is it like to live under constant threat? How...
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Ambulance - Trailer
Ambulance is a raw, first-person account of the war in July 2014. Mohamed Jabaly, a young man from Gaza City joins an ambulance crew as the war approaches. What is it like to live under constant threat? How can Mohamed find his place in a country under siege, where there seems to be no foreseeabl...
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Ambulance - Q&A with Director Mohamed Jabaly