In this episode of Stream Close Up, Brian speaks with Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi about her documentary Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk.
The film follows Farsi’s remote collaboration with Fatma Hassona, a young Palestinian photographer and poet living in Gaza. Unable to enter Gaza herself, Sepideh began speaking with Fatma through video calls. Those conversations became the heart of the film, creating an intimate record of daily life, fear, resilience, friendship and artistic witness.
Sepideh discusses what first drove her toward the project, her own experience of war, exile and political violence, and why she felt it was essential to move beyond outside commentary and hear directly from someone living inside Gaza.
The conversation also explores the film’s unusual form. Instead of hiding the glitches, frozen images and broken internet connections, Sepideh chose to keep them. Those interruptions become part of the story, allowing the viewer to feel the fragility of the connection and the distance between the filmmaker and her subject.
They also discuss Fatma’s photography, her writing, her remarkable spirit, and the heartbreaking reality that the film now stands as both a collaboration and a memorial.
- Forensic Architecture investigation on the targeted attack on Fatma's house
Trailer: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk