Ibrahim Isam

Ibrahim Isam

Ibrahim was born in the Shati Palestinian refugee camp near the Gaza Sea.  He is the father of 5 children, currently does not have a job  and lives in a tent with his family.  He finished high school education in Gaza then traveled to Ukraine to join the Institute of International Relations.  After four years he returned to Gaza to practice his passion in film making to become a film maker. He was able to develop his own approach to making short films which he compiled in a book entitled “A Window on Short Film.” He then started training programs in the production of short films and cartoon films, which were specifically designed for children and young adults.  He finished equipping his own film laboratory in a section of his house but when the war broke out in Gaza his family fled to the South and a group of local thieves looted his house and all of his filmmaking, editing and lighting equipment.   He was able to salvage several of his cameras and has designed a special program for the psychological support of children through photography.  He is currently capturing many candid shots of children at sunrise and sunset on the shore of the Gaza Sea.