Trapped in “the world’s largest open-air prison” and ruled by war, a new generation is drawn to the beaches. Sick ofoccupationand political gridlock, they find their own personal freedom in the waves of the Mediterranean-they arethe surfers of Gaza.
Gaza–a strip of land with a population of 1.7 million citizens, wedged between Israel and Egypt and isolated fromthe outside world.26milesof coastline with a harbor that no longer servicesships. Hardly anything gets into Gazaand even lessgetsout. The young generation is growing up with very little perspective-occupied and jobless. Butagainst this backgroundthere is a small movement. Our protagonists are part of the surf community of Gaza City.Round about 40 surfboards have been brought into the country over the past decades with great effort and despitestrict sanctions. It is those boards that give them anopportunity to experience a small slice of freedom-between thecoastal reminder of a depressing reality and the Israeli-controlledthree-milemarine border.