“The shell of a tall building stands in the center of the Sabra and Shatila camps in Beirut. The building, once the Gaza Hospital, is now referred to simply as the Gaza Building. During the 1970s it was one of the busiest hospitals in the Palestinian refugee camps, funded by the Palestinian Liberation Organization [PLO], whilst today it has been converted into a residential dwelling. This building houses bitter memories of the most atrocious event in Palestine’s recent history, namely the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre. These memories are the subject of “Gaza Hospital”, a documentary which was screened, earlier this year, as part of the London Palestine Film Festival [LPFF].
The documentary includes seamless back and forth shots between 1982 and today which showcase dilapidated concrete buildings that can be seen throughout the refugee camps, creating a disorientating but palpable connection between the past and the present.
Pasquini reveals that “Gaza Hospital” took a total of 5 years to complete, adding that this was due to all the research that was required, as well as the difficulty in locating people who had witnessed the massacre.”
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