Public arts: Gaza open-air cinema a breath of fresh air for Palestinians

Palestinian children watch a movie at a pop-up open-air cinema at the beach in Gaza city on July 28. Photo: AFP

Gaza residents took their seats in front of a large projector screen set up on a sandy beach, a rare event in the Islamist-ruled blockaded enclave that has no operating cinemas.

Over two weeks in summer, the "Cinema of the Sea" festival which ended Monday screened some 15 films, many of them with Palestinian actors or producers.