Flying Paper Premieres at London Palestine Film Festival on May 7, 2013
We are delighted to have Flying Paper premiere at the London Palestine Film Festival. The film will be screened at the Barbican Cinema 3 on May 7, 2013 at 8:15pm, with an introduction by Executive Producer Uzma Hasan. The 2013 London Palestine Film Festival brings together 38 works by Palestinian and international artists working in ...
A successful screening with children in Seifa, Gaza
by Anne Paq, Co-Producer, Photographer/Cinematographer, Flying Paper During my last trip to Gaza, in November, I was supposed to present our documentary Flying Paper to the children of the village Seifa, where most of the film takes place. But as it is often the case in Palestine, events unfold and your plans might have to be changed ...
TV Segment about Flying Paper broadcast on Alhurra Television
A wonderful segment about our film, Flying Paper, produced by Corine Farhat, that aired on Alhurra Television, an American broadcast in the Middle East, in February 2013. The brief video (13 min 30 secs) captures quite well the emotions, symbolism and narrative of the film through interviews with our team and the key scenes (the segment ...
Gaza Rebuilds Again: Contributing to Relief Efforts on the Ground
As the dust settles in Gaza, the rebuilding begins again. This vicious cycle is one that the Palestinians living in the tiny coastal enclave know all too well. Fighting erupts, and next thing you know, besieged Gazans are holed up in their homes as bombs fall indiscriminately around them. Nowhere is safe and there is ...
Devastating siege in Gaza and Anne Paq’s photos on the ground
Dear Friends, I’m writing a more personal note today, so please pardon this extended piece and hope you will take a moment to read it. For some time now I’ve been meaning to share some exciting updates about our film progress, including the good news that we submitted a newly-edited feature-length cut of our film (63 ...
Special Screening of Flying Paper in Jerusalem
We had the great opportunity to show a preview screening of a newly edited 40 mn rough-cut of our documentary “Flying Paper” at the French Institute, in partnership with the Educational bookshop, in Jerusalem. We were lucky that the weather was still warm enough to have an outdoors screening on a big screen in the ...
Flying Paper Post-Production & Animations – Appeal for contributions to complete the film
Dear friends, We are very pleased to tell you that the post-production work for our upcoming documentary film Flying Paper is progressing very well. The film captures the uplifting story of Palestinian children in Gaza on a quest to shatter the Guinness World Record for the most kites ever flown. It showcases the creative resilience ...
Gaza Youth Resilience: Resilience From What?
Article by Hadeel Assali, June 8, 2012 The upcoming documentary film Flying Paper tells the “the uplifting story of resilient Palestinian youth in the Gaza Strip on a quest to shatter the Guinness World Record for the most kites ever flown.” Sometimes we who are intimately familiar with Palestine take it for granted that those around ...
Hope and Resilience Seen Through Gaza’s Children
Article by Julia Hurley, Outreach Coordinator for Flying Paper, June 2, 2012 Last summer, after a year of waiting, and arguing with the Egyptians for a visa, I ventured to Gaza for the second time, on an invitation from the UN, and spent three months interviewing families, writing, and learning about life under siege. It ...
Behind the Scenes: Pulling off a Sneak Preview in New York
Article by Roger Hill, Co-Director of Flying Paper, May 23, 2012 “You guys must have nerves of steel,” remarked a colleague of Nitin’s shortly before the start of last night’s sneak preview of Flying Paper. As guests were returning from the buffet table to their chairs and the music portion of the evening was winding to ...
Witnessing Life in Gaza through the Lens
Article by Anne Paq, photographer and co-producer of Flying Paper, May 23, 2012 I just came back from my fourth trip to Gaza. I am a French photographer based in Bethlehem (the West Bank) for many years and a member of the photo collective Activestills. For over 5 years I have been involved in the community-based ...
Get Involved: Spreading the word about Flying Paper
Many people around the world have supported the making of the upcoming film Flying Paper. While not everyone can contribute financially, we hope you can help us spread the word. The film project has recently been selected by MTV to be showcased on its MTV Voices channel online. There will soon be a trailer of ...
The Craft of Stop-Motion Animation
Article by Daniel Nienhuis, Lead Animator for Flying Paper, May 16, 2012 Stop-motion animation takes a long time. That’s the first thing most people say when I mention the technique – and it’s undeniably true. There is, however, a secret about stop-motion; something that makes the act of snapping hundreds or thousands of nearly identical ...
Rising Above, With Sticks, Paper and String
A beautiful article about the culture of kite flying in Gaza despite the siege, written by James Bennet for the New York Times on July 18, 2003. A brief excerpt here: “It is a gentle piece of orchestration, a harmony of season and need. Every year, the summer sun heats the inland desert to the ...
Playtime is over says U.S. government to the children of Palestine
On October 31, 2011 the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization or (UNESCO) voted to allow Palestine full membership into the cultural agency of the United Nations. The joy for Palestinians served through the agency was short lived however as the United States immediately responded by cutting off all funds to UNESCO, roughly 22% ...
