TO SHOOT AN ELEPHANT

To Shoot an Elephant

España . 2009. Color. 113 min. Documental. Vídeo.
  • Film Director: Alberto Arce; Mohammad Rujailah.
'(...) Afterwards, of course, there were endless discussions about the shooting of the elephant. The owner was furious, but he was only an Indian and could do nothing. Besides, legally, I had done the right thing, since a mad elephant has to be killed, like a mad dog, if it's owner fails to control it'. George Orwell's 'Shooting an Elephant' was originally published in 'New Writing' in 1948. George Orwell defined a way of witnessing Asia that still remains valid. 'To Shoot an Elephant' is an eye witness account from The Gaza Strip. December 27th, 2008, Operation Cast Lead. 21 days shooting elephants. Urgent, insomniac, dirty, shuddering images from a group of foreigners who decided and managed to stay embedded inside Gaza strip ambulances, with Palestinian civilians.

Alberto Arce
Mohammad Rujailah