A State of Passion
September 11, 2025
7:30pm | SIFF Film Center
Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema
After 43 horrific days working round the clock under constant bombardment in the emergency rooms of Gaza’s Al Shifa and Al Ahli hospitals, British-Palestinian reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, emerged to find himself as a face of Palestinian resistance.
This was the sixth and most horrific Gaza “war” during which Ghassan had traveled to provide critical medical aid. Why does he do it? Where does he find the strength to face it again and again? How does it impact his family? How do they process the risks he takes? The answer lies simply in their shared passion: Palestine; a passion they articulate through their support of his perilous humanitarian work.
A portion of the proceeds from this screening will be donated to The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children’s Fund, providing medical attention to the children who need it the most and helping to relieve the medical sector in Gaza and Lebanon.
“…an important piece of work… Some of what it has to say will echo for decades, and nobody who watches it will forget what they have seen.”—Jennie Kermode, Eye For Film
- Director: Carol Mansour, Muna Khalidi
- Principal Cast: Ghassan Abu Sittah
- Country: Lebanon
- Year: 2024
- Running Time: 90 min.
- Language: Arabic
- Has Subtitles: Yes