Film Studies: Ghost Hunting 18

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This film was last shown on 5 February 2025

Winner of the prestigious Silver Bear for Best Documentary at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival, Palestinian filmmaker Raed Andoni’s powerful feature is a hybrid of documentary, fiction and experimental film, interspersed with lyrical and beautifully rendered animated sequences.

Gathering together a group of survivors from the infamous Al-Moscobiya prison, Israel’s main interrogation centre, Andoni asks them to recreate the physical space of the jail – a place he was also detained as a teenager. As they build, together they confront their experiences of incarceration and torture.

A boldly personal and uncompromisingly political work,Ghost Hunting explores the ethics and meaning of re-enactment, questioning the complicity of both filmmaker and viewer in this provocative and cathartic experiment.

"A daring and shocking film, made with fine cinematic judgement" - Ken Loach
"A major cinematic achievement, powerful and compelling" - Mike Leigh

*This film has not been rated by the BBFC, therefore we cannot allow entry to those under 18.

Presented in association with Sheffield Hallam University.

Director
Raed Andoni
Year
2017
Duration
1 hour 34 minutes
Language
Arabic with English Subtitles
Cast
Ramzi Maqdisi

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