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Support Ahmad Al-Shaer's Future in Filming
Ahmad Al-Shaer is a young Palestinian poet, writer and emerging filmmaker from Gaza. Through his poetry and independently produced videos, he has documented life in Gaza, finding ways to tell stories and bear witness under extraordinary circumstances, often with very limited resources.
Ahmad's creative ambitions extend beyond documenting the violence inflicted on his homeland. He wants to develop his own cinematic language, pursue formal training and make films that reflect the complexity of Palestinian lives, experiences and imaginations.
Ahmad is the writer and narrator of (2026), an experimental short documentary directed by Izdihar Afyouni and Gelare Khoshgozaran, with music by Palestinian artist Bint Mbareh.
The film revisits footage recorded by Palestinian photojournalist Mariam Dagga of a mass grave being dug in Khan Younis in November 2023. Rephotographed onto analogue film and soaked in human blood, the images unfold alongside Ahmad's words, resisting the erasure of Palestinian lives and the accelerating violence of Israel's genocide in Gaza.
The film had its world premiere at and has been selected for the .
Through this collaboration, Ahmad's voice has reached audiences across international cinemas. We want to help him continue his artistic development and create films of his own.
Ahmad hopes to study , building on his existing practice through formal education and access to professional filmmaking resources.
We are raising funds to help cover his educational expenses, contribute towards tuition and living costs during his studies, and support access to filmmaking equipment and the resources needed to develop his own independent projects.
Palestinian filmmakers have played an indispensable role in documenting the ongoing genocide in Gaza, often at enormous personal cost. Yet the opportunities available to young Palestinian artists to study, develop their craft and build sustainable creative careers remain profoundly unequal.
Supporting Ahmad means investing in the future of Palestinian cinema, and in the right of Palestinian artists not only to document what is happening to them, but to imagine, experiment and create beyond it.
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