Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk is an urgent and moving portrait of a young woman who laughs, grieves, loves, and continues to dream amidst war. Sepideh Farsi’s documentary combines raw directness with intimate conversations, showcasing daily life during the genocide, captured through video calls and Fatma’s powerful photo essays.

The murder of Fatma and her family on April 16, 2025, forever changed the film’s meaning; her voice and images now form a powerful tribute to all lives under attack—a tribute that, after its Cannes premiere, resonates far beyond the film world.

“Put your soul on your hand and walk  was my response as a filmmaker, to the ongoing massacre of he Palestinians. My personal way not to lose my sanity. A miracle happened when I met Fatem through a Palestinian friend. Ever since, she became my eyes in Gaza, while surviving under the bombs and documenting the war. And I, became her connection to the outside world, from her Gaza prison, as she puts it. We kept this line of life going for more than 200 days. The bits of pixels and sounds that we exchanged constitute the film that you see. Fatem’s assasination on April 16, 2025, following an Israeli attack on her home has forever changed its meaning.”

– Regisseur Sepideh Farsi