Gaza's first film - Kegame Ghaghlian

Gaza's first photographer - Kigham Chaghlian

The film revolves around Gaza's first photographer, Kegam Jaglian, an Armenian photographer who moved from Jerusalem to Gaza in 1945, and opened the first photography studio called "Kegham Studio" in one of Gaza's main streets, Omar Al-Mukhtar. Why is he considered the godfather of photography in Gaza? We meet the collector of his archives, his family, his students and the people who knew him. We learn about Keigham and about Gaza at the same time from his diverse archive. He documented the most important landmarks in Gaza, Palestinian families, the Egyptian Revolution, the Nakba, and many other historical events in Gaza. In the film we understand why his image can be considered a true reflection of life in Gaza. From Keigham's archive, we get to know the city, to see it through his free lens for the first time, and to see how h…