From Ground Zero
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| Directed by | Aws Al-Banna Ahmed Al-Danf Basil Al-Maqousi Mustafa Al-Nabih Muhammad Alshareef Ala Ayob Bashar Al Balbisi Alaa Damo Awad Hana Ahmad Hassunah Mustafa Kallab Satoum Kareem Mahdi Karera Rabab Khamees Khamees Masharawi Wissam Moussa Tamer Najm Abu Hasna Nidaa Damo Nidal Mahmoud Reema Etimad Weshah Islam Al Zrieai |
| Produced by | Rashid Masharawi Laura Nikolov |
| Edited by | Pauline Eon Denis Le Paven |
| Music by | Naseer Shamma |
Production companies | Masharawi Fund For Films & Filmmakers in Gaza Coorigines Production Metafora Production Sharjah Art Foundation International Media Support Akka Films The Royal Film Commission Doha Film Institute |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Countries | Palestine France Qatar Jordan United Arab Emirates |
| Language | Palestinian Arabic |
| Box office | $330,188 |
From Ground Zero (Arabic: قصص غير محكية من غزة من المسافة صفر, romanized: qiṣaṣ ghayr maḥkiyya min Ghazza min al-masāfa ṣifr, lit. 'Untold stories of Gaza's Ground Zero') is a 2024 anthology film directed by 22 different Palestinian directors. The film is made up of 22 short films, including documentaries, fiction, animation and experimental films about the current situation of the people of the Gaza Strip in the midst of the Gaza war.
From Ground Zero premiered at the 5th Amman International Film Festival on 5 July 2024 and had its North American premiere at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024 as part of the TIFF Docs section. It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist, but was not nominated.