Farfour: A War Diary from Gaza - فرفور: يوميّات حرب من غزّة
14 minutes | Palestine | 2025
Amid the ruins of northern Gaza, Ibrahim clings to the only companion he has left: Farfour, a stray cat he adopted during the war. Farfour has become more than just a pet for Ibrahim. He has turned into his shadow, his confidant, his last connection to humanity. Together, Ibrahim and Farfour navigate a collapsing world, enduring a relentless siege while living in an unsafe building, with no water and electricity. As the war tightens its grip, Ibrahim must flee.
Director Biography - Ahmed Deeb, Moaz Hosni
Ahmed Deeb – Director & Producer
Ahmed Deeb is a Palestinian filmmaker and award-winning photojournalist based in Istanbul.Originally from Gaza, he studied Radio and Television at Al-Aqsa University and has spent over adecade documenting major political events, conflicts, and human rights issues across the Middle Eastand Europe.His work blends journalistic urgency with cinematic intimacy, earning recognition from leadinginternational institutions. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2016, won the United Nations Correspondents Association Award in 2013, and was named the third best news photographerworldwide in 2011 by the Thomson Foundation.
MOAZ HOSNI Co-director
Moaz Hosni is a Palestinian filmmaker based in Gaza. With over a decade of experience in media production, he works across documentary and short-form film, combining rigorous reportage with an acinematic eye for composition, editing and color grading. Working and creating under siege, Moaz’s work is defined by its immediacy and intimacy: he documents daily survival, displacement and resilience, often shooting in hazardous conditions to capture testimony from the front lines. His films foreground human stories while interrogating the wider reality of life in conflict. A hands-on director, Moaz shoots, edits and finishes his own material, bringing craft and editorial clarity to every project. His practice reflects both professional commitment and personal stakes—as a filmmaker and a father living through the war—which give his work its urgency and moral focus.