Rawand’s father was killed in the devastating conflict in Gaza in 2014. When a child loses a parent in Gaza, the emotional loss is often greatly worsened by the financial insecurity it brings.

While she reminisces about her father and the man he was, she reflects on how her family keep going without him, and how the support received from the UN agency (UNRWA) helps them survive.

This was part of a series of films commissioned by UNRWA to highlight the situation of the most vulnerable children in Gaza.

https://vimeo.com/240884478

Ayman and many of his siblings suffer from a rare genetic disorder.

Life in Gaza is incredibly tough, and as well as being mercilessly teased at school, life at home is also a huge challenge.

His story highlights the vital support UNRWA provides to citizens of Gaza.

Commissioned by UNRWA

Ibrahim is a football star but his dreams are bigger than his reality, as he negotiates life as a young man in Gaza, without the presence of his beloved father in his life.

His father was killed in the 2014 conflict, and this film was commissioned with a series of others to highlight the stories of vulnerable children in Gaza.

Commissioned by UNRWA.

Rozana's family live in Khan Younis, which was on the frontline of Gaza's 2014 conflict.

Her main role is helping her mother take care of her 6 siblings in an apartment still badly damaged by the fighting.

Despite all the care she gives her family at home, she still has more to give.

This film was commissioned by UNRWA to portray the lives of the most vulnerable children in Gaza.

Rayan is 10 years old. After a car bomb in Syria, her left leg was amputated and her right leg partially removed.

Her father carried her most of the way to the Turkey-Syria border where she found treatment and prosthetic legs which have enabled her to live her life, and not to give up on her dreams.

Commissioned by The Hands Up Foundation.

Fatima was formerly a teacher in Syria before the civil war ripped her country and her peoples’ lives apart. She is now a trained and highly skilled technician, making prosthetic limbs in a clinic on the Turkey Syria border.

Expecting her second child, she works every day in the factory while her husband cares for her toddler at home.

This film was commissioned by the Hands Up Foundation as part of a series on their support for clinics providing prosthetic limbs for injured Syrians.

https://vimeo.com/299204288

Conditions in Gaza are more precarious than ever.

In this 1 minute piece – part of a series examining the lives of vulnerable children in Gaza - we see how the dreams of a father are transferred to his young son, Ibrahim.

We all hope for our children to have better opportunities than we had, but how do we achieve that?

Commissioned by UNRWA

https://vimeo.com/246768800

Ayan and her family live in the village of Qattana, near Jerusalem. For a decade their lives have been restricted by ‘the gate’ - part of the separation barrier between Palestine and Israel. It restricts the family’s contact with the rest of their community, and means that Ayan cannot attend school unless she stays the other side at her aunt’s house.

Ayan and her mother reflect on their lives the other side and we are given an insight into another life, and the questions they have as yet unanswered.

This film was commissioned by UNRWA

https://vimeo.com/223100863

Mohammad is among some of the most vulnerable children in Gaza. After his father died, Mohammad, his six brothers and sisters and his mother found themselves in a very precarious situation.

He and his mother talk of loss and survival in one of the toughest places on earth, and the comfort derived from knowing that people care about them, and want to help.

This film was part of a series of films commissioned by UNRWA to highlight the situation of children in Gaza.

https://vimeo.com/241139069

Motassem is a dance tutor and trainee nurse who lives in Aida Camp, Bethlehem.

Palestinian families like his have been refugees since 1948 and are living the other side of the separation barrier from Jerusalem - cut off from the rest of their homeland and its people.

Motassem inspires his fellow young people by training and leading in dance at Alrowwad - a centre for culture and arts in the camp - the only organisation of its kind which allows young people to immerse themselves in culture and the arts and escape from daily realities.

Raised in Aida Camp, Bethlehem, Afnaan and Shaima have only ever known life surrounded by a wall.

Palestinian families like those of these girls have been refugees since 1948 and are living the other side of the separation barrier from Jerusalem – cut off from the rest of their homeland and its people.

Alrowwad is a centre for culture and the arts in the camp - the only organisation of its kind which allows young people to immerse themselves in culture and the arts and escape from daily realities.

Abdallah has a life-threatening kidney condition and there is no facility near his home in Hebron, in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the treatment he needs. We learn of an initiative, Project Rozana, which provides free transportation by volunteer drivers from Israel and the West Bank for Palestinian patients needing urgent treatment.

The story bucks the trend of the usual news story from Palestine and Israel and sheds light on small seeds of hope growing between citizens from both sides of the wall.

https://vimeo.com/332558712

For decades Karam’s grandfather has been unable to tend his olive farm due to the landmines littering the fertile ground.

The HALO Trust cleared the site of 493 anti-personnel mines and 64 anti-tank mines from the village, and Karam explains how it has changed the way that he and his family live their lives.

Commissioned by the HALO Trust on assignment in the Holy Land.

A group of Israeli volunteers, like Eran Shankar who we meet in this film, do their bit to try and help Palestinian patients receive treatment in Israeli hospitals.

This film was commissioned by Project Rozana, which aims to create pathways to peace between Israelis and Palestinians through medicine and health.

A co-production with animator, Lina Walde, to encourage the British people to raise money for Syria through singing events around the country.

The power of animation for storytelling is very deep, particularly in the case of more sensitive stories, where people may not want to appear on camera.

Animation co-production is a line of work Lions Tail Films is developing.

‘Understanding physics means you can understand the whole world,’ says Rasha, a physics student at An-Najah University in the northern West Bank.

The 3rd recipient of the Shawna Christianson Clarke Scholarship for refugee women, we meet Rasha her in her home in Far’a Camp, and witness her passion and inspiration for the subject and for her life.

Shawna Christianson Clarke died of cancer in 2015. She had been deeply committed to her work for Palestine refugees with UNRWA, so her family set up the scholarship in her memory.

4-year-old Yazan severely injured his eye after falling in the rubble of his home in Gaza during the 2014 conflict. The local hospitals were not equipped to deal with such severe eye damage.

St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem provided specialist care and an operation from one of the world’s top eye surgeons to treat Yazan’s injury, thereby saving his sight. His grandmother, the only family member eligible to accompany him through an ever more complex travel restriction system for Gazans entering Israel, explains the story.

This film was part of a larger body of work commissioned by St John Eye Hospital.

https://vimeo.com/186132992

8 year-old Nawal was traumatised when Israeli soldiers demolished her family home in the West Bank village of Qabalan near Nablus.

She explains how the experience affected her, and how the counselling she received helped her through it. Made in ‘multimedia' with stills photographs and audio.

Commissioned by Save the Children.

Fatima lives on a rooftop in Mafraq, northern Jordan, with her two parents who are both deaf and mute.

She finds herself in the position of carer, whilst dreaming of her homeland, Syria, her schooldays and a possible future. Made in ‘multimedia’ stills photographs and audio..

Commissioned by UNICEF.

I went back to see Fatima 3 years after we'd first met to see how she was getting on. While her physical situation was better than before, her hopes and dreams remained unfulfilled.

Commissioned by UNICEF.

Siham finds herself a mother of 5 children overnight after her brother and his wife were killed in a rocket attack in Syria. She talks of how it has changed her life and how she is learning to be a mother to five nieces and nephews.

Falak, the eldest of the five, talks of how she copes, and helps her younger siblings to bear the pain.

UNICEF commissioned this series of multimedia films (using photography and audio interviews) focusing on Syrian refugees living in Jordan.

This was my first film of the series.

Mohammad lost one of his legs in Syria in a rocket attack, but through football, and support from UNICEF he manages to find meaning and purpose in his life.

In this short film commissioned by UNICEF he gives us a glimpse of his startling courage and strength.

Radio is a vital vessel for information in the African Sahel region and this film looks at how community radio programmes in Niger are being used to bolster community resilience.

Commissioned by Equal Access International.