PUT YOUR SOUL IN YOUR HAND AND WALK

FRANCE, PALESTINE, IRAN | 2025 |  COLOR | DCP | 113’| ENGLISH, ARABIC

Blocked from Gaza, the Iranian director entrusts Fatma, a charismatic Palestinian photojournalist, with her reports from the war zone. Their video calls, which lasted almost a year, form a shocking chronicle against the backdrop of unimaginable destruction, but with Fatma's hope and unyielding optimism always in the foreground. In April 2025, after the producers had been informed that their film had been selected for the Cannes Film Festival, blind gunfire served as a reminder that what we see on screen is only a distant ray of light away. A true landmark for our times, the documentary highlights the need to record these events and the importance, if not the responsibility, of raising one's voice above the deafening noise of the explosions. Th.K.

Director in attendance.

DIRECTOR: Sepideh Farsi
DoP: Sepideh Farsi
MUSIC: Gary Kotlyar
EDITORS: Sepideh Farsi, Farahnaz Sharifi

SEPIDEH FARSI
Iranian filmmaker and artist known for her politically charged films that explore themes of identity, exile, and conflict. Born in Tehran in 1965, she was imprisoned for activism as a teenager, leading to her exile in France in 1984, where she studied Mathematics before turning to filmmaking. Her work has been selected for major international festivals such as the Berlinale, Locarno, and Rotterdam. 

FILMOGRAPHY (ΕΠΙΛΕΓΜΕΝΗ / SELECTED)

2025 Put Your Soul in Your Hand and Walk 
2014 Red