Close Your Eyes Hind | Goudenkalf

Director and writer: Amir Zaza

DOP: Tonko Bossen

Production Manger: Frederike Scheffer

Production Design: Klaudia Schenkels

Setdress & Props: Kirsten Mauduit, Eva de Winter

Gaffer: Tjeerd Melchers

Executive producer: Abdulrahman Abdulfattah

1st AD: Djannah Dz

Director Asst: Mira Alkadri

Best Boy Electric: Tuyl van Grieken, Milan Smit

Vis. Effects Super: Cinque Kelie, Thijs Smeele

Vis. Effects Prod: Daan

VFX Assistant: Caroll-Ann Casseres

SPFX: Niels Wiessenhaan

Sound Mixer: Jesse Meulenbeek, Ravian de Vries

Boom operator: Bram van Kaauwen

1st AC: Thomas

2nd AC: Jasper van Vessem

Kinderbegeleider: Naomi Aalbers

Production Assistents : Bashar Sarkinha, Eli, Rasheed Azzam, Mohamad Qahees, Wael Algheriani, Mohammad Alsaleh, Omar Alsaleh, Ali Alhammod, Ahmad Alhomadah, Mohammad Alhasan

Cast

Hind: Patel Akkad

Uncle Bashar: Mohamad Akkad 

Aunt Um Mohammed: Raghad Shannon

Layan: Sundus Albashash

Soldier 1: Khalid Slayman

Soldier 2: Jasminka Hidanovic

Soldier 3: Noureddin Alsayed

Partners: Ready Studio, OXFAM Novib, PAX, Plant een Olijfboom, The Rights Forum

Links

NFF: https://staging.filmfestival.nl/film/close-your-eyes-hind

NPO artikel: https://www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/de-nacht-van/0196e7b4-ad72-7096-ac27-5b462ddf835c/2025-05-19-hind-rajab-staat-symbool-voor-alle-gedode-kinderen-in-gaza

Krant: https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/amir-zaza-maakte-een-film-over-de-palestijnse-hind-rajab-5-die-door-israel-werd-gedood-ze-staat-symbool-voor-alle-slachtoffers~baa59f66/

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/closeyoureyeshind/

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38091246/

Available to watch online
PICL: https://picl.nl/films/nff-debuutcompetitie-doorbreek-de-stilte

NPO START: https://npo.nl/start/video/close-your-eyes-hind

Aljazera 360: https://www.aljazeera360.com/video/876075