Gaza Sunbirds project featured on VARIETY

Gaza Sunbirds won the Dogwoof Award at at San Sebastián’s Lau Haizetara Forum.

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"[...] Produced by Belgium’s Harald House and the U.K.’s Perfidious Productions, “Gaza, Sunbirds” is directed by journalist Flavia Cappellini. The project follows cyclist Alaa al-Dali, shot during Gaza’s 2018 Great March of Return, who goes on to build a para-cycling team from fellow amputees. “We call ourselves Freebirds,” the teaser began. After October 7, the riders delivered humanitarian aid by bike across the strip. Dali later left Gaza to chase Paralympic dreams abroad, even as his wife and children remained trapped. “I live in a playground and my children live in a war zone,” he said of the pain of being stranded from his family in a safe country. Rakuten, with a strong track record in sports docs, signaled potential interest".

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