Directing a film about the conflict of the children of Gaza

In Gaza, a tiny coastal territory just 25 miles long and at most seven miles wide, enclosed by walls and fences, there is no escape from the terrifying sound of explosions and the fear that any moment could be your last. “The scale of violence is massive,” said Unicef, the UN children’s agency, at the weekend. “Children are bearing the brunt of this escalation.”

For children in their early teens, this is the fourth war they have lived through. All those under the age of 13 have lived their entire lives under Israeli blockade, with restrictions on movement, naval warships patrolling the seas, and military aircraft and surveillance drones in the skies above.