The Apollo of Gaza

L' Apollon de Gaza

21st TDF: Greek Premiere

When, during the summer of 2013, a statue of Apollo – dating back 2,500 years – was found at sea by a fisherman in Gaza, no one could foresee the events that would follow. Shortly after this astonishing archaeological discovery, the statue of the god of Arts and Oracles vanished mysteriously, encouraging all sorts of speculations. Since then, its fate remains unknown. Hidden in secret tunnels, destroyed by armed fundamentalists or resold to international antiquities smugglers, one thing is sure: Apollo looks upon the weakness of Man in all his majesty.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Nicolas Wadimoff
Script: Nicolas Wadimoff, Béatrice Guelpa
Cinematography: Frank Rabel
Editing: Christine Hoffet
Sound: Carlos Ibanez Diaz, Benoît Dame, Jeremie Jones
Music: Claude Fradette
Production: NFB, AKKA Films
Producers: Colette Loumede, Philippe Coeytaux
Co-production: Radio Television Suisse, Unité de Films Documentaires, The National Film Board of Canada, SRG SSR
Co-producers: Iréne Challand, Gaspard Lamunière, Sven Wälti, Gregory Catella
Camera: Philippe Romi
Narration: Bruno Todeschini
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Canada, Switzerland
Production Year: 2018
Duration: 78'
Contact: National Film Board of Canada, distribution@nfb.ca

Nicolas Wadimoff

Filmography

1991 Le Bol (short)
1992 Les Gants d'Or d'Akka
1997 Clandestins (fiction)
2000 Mondialito (fiction)
2003 Alinghi: The Inside Story
2005 L'accord
2010 Aisheen (Still Alive in Gaza)
2012 Operation Libertad (fiction)
2014 Chasseurs de crimes
2014 Spartans / Spartiates
2016 Jean Ziegler, l'optimisme de la volonté
2018 The Apollo of Gaza | L'Apollon de Gaza