Gaza in Venice: Pieces of a Puzzle, But Never the Whole Picture

The frustration of trying to understand what is happening in Gaza is exemplified in a new documentary screening at the Venice film festival called "Citizen Osama" by Ahmed Hassouna, which was also recently chosen as the Palestinian entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the next Academy Awards. Through the daily life of a young Palestinian father named Osama al-Ashi, the documentary reveals up close and in detail the suffering of Gazans and their struggle to survive during the devastating war that has killed more than 70,000 people in the tiny strip. The war in Gaza . . .