Festival film shows Gaza circus yearning for ‘one more show’

CAIRO: Amid bombed-out buildings, Palestinian circus performers juggled and cartwheel and tried to spread joy despite war and famine, as shown in a documentary screened at the Cairo International Film Festival. Shot during the summer of 2024, as war raged in Gaza, “One More Show,” co-directed by Egyptian Mai Saad and Palestinian Ahmed el-Danaf, followed the daily life of the Free Gaza Circus. Danaf, 26 — who is still in the devastated Palestinian enclave — recorded footage of the clowns, jugglers and stilt walkers to bring Saad’s idea to life.

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