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Gaza Documentary ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’ Acquired by Kino Lorber for North America (EXCLUSIVE)


Kino Lorber acquires North American rights to Sepideh Farsi's Gaza documentary featuring Palestinian photojournalist killed in Israeli missile strike.

Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to “ Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk,” Sepideh Farsi’s Gaza documentary built around video calls with Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona, who was killed in an Israeli missile strike one day after the film’s Cannes selection. The documentary, which made its world premiere in the Cannes 2025 ACID section and most recently screened at the 2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, offers an intimate, first-hand perspective on life under siege in Gaza. Based in Paris, she has made some 15 films including “Tehran Without Authorization” (Locarno), “Red Rose” (Toronto), and “The Siren,” a feature animation about the Iran-Iraq war that opened Berlinale Panorama and won numerous awards.

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