Overview

• Fatma Hassona, a Palestinian photojournalist and subject of the documentary 'Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk,' was killed alongside her family in an Israeli missile strike on April 17, 2025.
• The documentary, directed by Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi, was selected for Cannes' ACID parallel section and captured Hassona's daily life under siege in Gaza.
• ACID and the filmmakers paid tribute to Hassona, highlighting her resilience, compassion, and dedication to documenting life in Gaza despite immense personal risk.
• Director Sepideh Farsi condemned the strike as genocide and criticized international complicity in the violence against Palestinians.
• Hassona's death reshapes the context of the documentary's presentation at Cannes, underscoring the human cost of the ongoing Gaza conflict.