"Our memories are filled with very violent scenes."A devastating watch. The first person testimonials are so moving, and so often filled with the most horrific things you've ever heard.
A map of Gaza, its towns, camps and neighbourhoods. White paint on a black ground. Within the crudely drawn outlines, nine refugees who escaped the inferno tell their stories.
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"Our memories are filled with very violent scenes."A devastating watch. The first person testimonials are so moving, and so often filled with the most horrific things you've ever heard.
The stripped back aesthetic approach and focus on testimony from Palestinian voices is so powerful and moving. This is an essential pairing with NAZA.
“Who Is Still Alive” concerns ten subjects: Each hail from Gaza, each escaped to Egypt before the Rafa border was closed on May 7, 2024. They all have a story to tell about survival and loss, with each detail more harrowing than the last. While Wadimoff, who previously directed “Aisheen (Still Alive in Gaza)” in 2010, wanted to film his subjects in Switzerland, the country doesn’t accept Palestinians lacking a visa. He instead opted to shoot on a South African soundstage where Adel Altaweel, a visual artist and one of the subjects, has decided to draw a large map of Gaza in white marker on a black floor. On that map he draws individual boxes that represent where each subject’s home was in Gaza. Before launching into their respective story, each person shares their intimate memory of what their house and neighborhood looked like, holding back tears as they recall their former, now erased, abodes. Wadimoff mixes these recollections with some unique staging, allowing the camera to track and pan around each subject as they stand upright, bathed in theatrical lighting. [full capsule review via RogerEbert]
A map of Gaza painted in white on a black ground serves as the backdrop for nine refugees who share personal testimonies of escaping the ongoing conflict.
Who Is Still Alive was directed by Swiss filmmaker Nicolas Wadimoff.
Who Is Still Alive is rated CH 16 in Switzerland.
Who Is Still Alive was released in Switzerland on February 5, 2026.
