As well-timed as it is well-executed...The underlying theme is the tragedy and sheer scale of the disaster, the images presented painting a vivid mosaic of life amidst smashed cityscapes strewn with pancaked buildings and beaches carpeted by tent cities.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 13, 2025

As moving a testament to cinema itself and the human ability to create as any.

| Mar 5, 2025

The very existence of From Ground Zero is a testament to hope...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 20, 2025

There are some quite beautiful and harrowing stories here.

| Feb 11, 2025

As a whole, I think it captures this moment in history in a way that a moment like this in history hasn't been captured before.

| Feb 11, 2025

The film is naturally difficult to watch but the people of Gaza do not have the luxury of pressing pause, and their situation deserves our attention.

| Feb 6, 2025

A profound testament to the importance of artistic statements in the face of the day-to-day horrors in Gaza, the omnibus film “From Ground Zero” represents an act of bearing witness.

| Original Score: A- | Jan 24, 2025

A harrowing portrait of human resilience from a painfully unrepresented perspective, allowing Palestinian artists to tell their stories and shine a light on the conflict's human toll.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 22, 2025

What is most amazing is that so many of the films highlight joy, hope and beauty despite horrific conditions.

| Jan 21, 2025

Every entry makes you plea for an end to the violence, consequences for the oppressors, and a world where these artists can create unencumbered.

| Jan 21, 2025

Nidal’s film wields humor with admirable deftness. Laughter signals lives lived in defiance of destructive forces.

| Jan 16, 2025

..composed of 22 short films from 22 Palestinian directors, using fiction, documentary, and animation to explore life in Gaza in the midst of the so-called Israel-Hamas War.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jan 16, 2025

From Ground Zero is a cinematic letter in a bottle hoping to reach shores of empathy after being caught in the tides of ceaseless conflict. To watch the film and embrace its humanity is to be a part of the safe harbor for desperate people.

| Original Score: A | Jan 14, 2025

The quality of each short varies, though every film contributes to illuminating another in some way.

| Jan 14, 2025

Creation emerges as a resilient and creative tool to raise their voices, fight against this indifference, and keep hope alive. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Jan 14, 2025

It’s a mix of twenty-two short films made by people who live within the Gaza strip. To emphasize, these twenty-two directors, along with their casts and crew, prioritized making movies in the midst of a war zone.

| Jan 13, 2025

It’s a personal and challenging journey of survival and resilience shown by Palestinian filmmakers eager to share their harrowing stories with the world. It is undeniable that this anthology project is seeped with tragedy.

| Jan 12, 2025

It’s almost too much to bear, though somewhat sanitised and personalised from what you see in news reports.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 10, 2025

The thread that ties these short films together is their snapshots of humanity. The people in these films are just like us, trying to make sense out of what their lives have become. The film gives us the opportunity to listen to these human stories.

| Jan 9, 2025

It is a moving examination of perseverance during unspeakably dark times.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jan 9, 2025