"If you have a human heart, it is something you need to see." - Sarah Manvel, In Their Own League
"A powerful memorial to someone who was both ordinary and extraordinary." - Allan Hunter, Screen International
Captured through video calls between Iranian director Sepideh Farsi and 25-year-old Palestinian poet and photojournalist Fatma Hassona, PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK is an unfiltered document of daily life under siege in Gaza, and an intimate portrait of resilience against a backdrop of oppression and violence. Over the course of a year, the unwaveringly optimistic Fatma relays the devastation and destruction of war, while taking great care to also share the dignity, grace, and optimism of the Palestinian people. A raw and urgent film, PUT YOUR HAND ON YOUR SOUL AND WALK also serves as a monument to a life: just hours after the film was announced as a selection of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Fatma and her family were killed by a targeted Israeli airstrike. (Rebecca Fons)
Awards & Nominations
Nominee - Golden Eye, Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival, ACID section; New York Film Festival; Toronto International Film Festival
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu