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2025

Until the Sky Falls Quiet

2025

Until the Sky Falls Quiet

World Premiere.

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Two Sydney doctors volunteer to work in Gaza. This is the story of their time in a hell on earth. They experience frightful scenes of carnage including the deaths of many children. But they also bear witness to the resilience and generosity of many people.

Audience advice: This film contains distressing images.

Director

Erica Yen-Chin Long
Jason Korr

Runtime

81 Minutes

Country

Australia

Classification

MA 15+

Two Sydney doctors, Sanjay Adusumilli and Siraj Sira, volunteer to work in Gaza’s Al-Aqsa hospital. This is the story of their two-week stint in what Siraj aptly describes as hell on earth. It means leaving their own families behind, but they volunteer because someone has to do it.

Confronting is the only word to describe it. They experience frightful scenes of carnage including the deaths of many children. But they also bear witness to the indomitable spirit, resilience and generosity of many people. There are many questions here that no one wants to answer: how can this happen? How can this be allowed to happen? What will it take to stop it? Produced in conjunction with Global Medical Foundation Australia.

Warning: This film contains distressing images—though if you want to speak intelligently about what is happening in Gaza, you need to see it.

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Film Credits

Director

Erica Yen-Chin Long & Jason Korr

Year

2025

Country

Australia

Language

English & Arabic

Subtitles

English

Type

Documentary & Feature

Program Strand

Change Award & World Documentary

Producer

Erica Yen-Chin Long & Jason Korr

Cinematographer

Tyron Seeto & Tom Lewendon

Editor

Izzat Nadeem, Erica Yen-Chin Long & Marietta Zafirakos

Film Source

Christine Williams Executive Producer

Genre

Activism, Human Rights & War

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When: Saturday 18 October following the screening
Where: Odeon Star Semaphore

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