Documentary vlog: *Running for Freedom*, a film about a marathon in Palestine
When the Viva Salud team of runners travels to Bethlehem to take part in the Palestine Marathon, they don’t yet realise that they’re going to be doing much more than just a race.
This year, in March 2023, One of our runners, who is from Brussels and works as a videographer, came up with the idea of making a documentary vlog of this trip.
And the result is striking! We are plunged right into the heart of Israeli oppression. Through historical digressions and extracts from current affairs programmes, we learn a great deal about oppression by the Israeli armed forces. But above all, it is a question of’an immersive experience amongst the Palestinian people : From Ramallah to Hebron, from Nablus to Bethlehem, we hear the stories of healthcare workers in Palestine, young people, local guides, heads of organisations and Palestinian researchers.
Organise a film screening with us
Clearly, this film is very much in the spotlight given the current events in the Gaza Strip; the documentary therefore helps viewers to understand the tragedies unfolding there.
Are you interested in the events in Palestine and know of a venue where this film could be screened? The team of runners and Viva Salud are on hand to organise screenings anywhere in Belgium! Please fill in the form below, and we’ll get back to you soon!
Support the hospitals in Gaza!
An emergency fundraising campaign to support the Palestinian healthcare system has been launched in response to the war in Gaza. You can make a donation directly to our partner, AWDA, which runs two hospitals and six health centres in the Gaza Strip.
*(If you make a donation of at least 40 euros to Viva Salud during the current calendar year, you are entitled to a tax certificate the following year. So, for a donation of 40 euros, you will benefit from a tax relief of 18 euros, meaning it will ultimately cost you just 22 euros).