Screening + Q&A: Life and Death in Gaza

A film made by four Palestinians living through extraordinary times. Filming from the first days of the war, Khalid, Aya, Adam and Aseel document their own lives as they endure bombing raids, multiple evacuations, family separations and reunions, deaths, and even the birth of a new life amidst the chaos.

Natasha Cox is a British documentary film director and journalist. She's filmed, produced and directed prime-time award-winning films for international broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, and Arte. From observational documentaries on social issues to major investigations, her work has explored climate change activism, anti-abortion networks in the US and UK, exclusions in education, child labour in global supply chains, and conflict-related sexual violence in Bosnia and Ukraine.

Lara El Gibaly is a producer with BBC Eye, the BBC’s long-form documentary team bringing high-impact investigations to an international audience. Recent titles include the Storyville co-production Life and Death in Gaza (upcoming, October 2024), Gaza Diaries (2023), Sudan Fighting: Caught in the Shrapnel (2023), and Maids for Sale (2019). She previously worked as a producer for Sky News in Cairo, and has written and reported for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The New York Times on the politics and culture of Egypt and the Middle East.