Our urgent documentary, Life Support, is out! It captures the eye-witness testimonies of some of the most prominent Western-based doctors who have worked alongside their Palestinian counterparts in Gaza. It enjoyed a warm and enthusiastic world premiere at Sheffield DocFest 2026.

On 9 July we had a special ‘public’ Q&A premiere at London’s Curzon Mayfair to marks its UK/Ireland theatrical release, which included two standing ovations and a Q&A moderated by Louis Theroux.

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Reporting from the ‘central
nervous system of Israel’s military campaign’

Life Support compiles detailed, eye-witness testimonies from renowned medical experts, doctors who work in some of our most prestigious medical institutions. You’d put your life in their hands, and with Life Support you will hear them detail what they witnessed over several placements in Gaza, chronicling Israel’s systematic, intentional targeting of Gaza’s healthcare system, facilities and medical personnel.

Why are their testimonies important? Their powerful and revelatory testimonies fill a vital information vacuum created by Israel, which has intentionally barred international journalists, and human rights or forensic specialists, from entering Gaza. They corroborate often dismissed testimonies by Palestinian health workers. As a UN OCHA report states, international doctors are “vital witnesses to an unfolding genocide on the ground. In fact, they are probably one of the only demographic of workers who have had near-regular access to Gaza since the start of the present war”. It adds: “the hospital becomes a kind of node that registers multiple genocidal practices on the ground: revealing the ways in which policies like deliberate restriction of aid, famine, the disproportionate use of munitions, targeting of civilians—particularly children and women – forced evacuations and displacement, lack of clean water, sanitation, and fuel, among others things, all intersect and aggravate one another to systematically delete the Palestinian people.”

The team

We are thrilled to have award-winning documentary filmmaker, Daniele Rugo, as director.

We are equally thrilled to have Academy Award-winner, Masahiro Hirakubo, as editor. Masahiro has 30 years’ experience in film as an editor and has won an Oscar as editor of the documentary The White Helmets (2016).

Hollywood stars Susan Sarandon and Melissa Barrera, and Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning filmmaker Farah Nabulsi, and Oscar and BAFTA winning director, Asif Kapadia, are among the executive producers; along with musician Paul Weller. Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja and studio collaborator Euan Dickinson composed part to its soundtrack, as has Palestinian composer and oud virtuoso, Habib Hanna. Andor star and Laurence Olivier award-winning actor, Denise Gough, reads powerful words by Gazan writer, Alaa Alqaisi.

We are proud to be working with distributors Dartmouth Films for its UK and Ireland theatrical run through July and August 2026. You can follow where screenings and Q&As will be held here.

If you are interested in organising a screening, please contact us.

Endorsement from Palm d’Or-winning director,
Ken Loach

A responsibility for film-makers is to be a witness to the events of the day.

All the available evidence coming from Gaza indicates that a genocide is taking place in front of our eyes.  One day those responsible will be brought to account, international law will be restored, and justice will prevail.  It is important that the experiences of those who have witnessed these crimes at first hand is available as evidence when that moment occurs. 

This film could be critical in preserving such testimonies, alongside images and scenes that demonstrate the truth of what is being said.  It is therefore very important that this film and others like it are made, and kept safe for the future.
 
We must never forget what has been done in our name.
 
Please support the making of this film.

Ken Loach

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