Crew
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Writer, Director
Roland Salem is a film director with over a decade of experience creating short films and documentaries for local and international NGOs in the MENA region. For the past six years, he has worked with Greenpeace MENA, crafting visual narratives on environmental justice. His portfolio also includes collaborations with WHO, Biladi, and LASA, tackling issues ranging from disability rights to social justice. Through storytelling, he amplifies overlooked voices and sheds light on critical global challenges.
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Director, Editor
Sami Odeh is a communication specialist and filmmaker from the Gaza Strip, known for his impactful storytelling and dedication to humanitarian issues.
He has produced and directed dozens of short and long-form real-life stories centered on resilience, social justice, and lived experiences in Gaza.
Sami directed the widely viewed children’s series Al Hara for UNRWA TV, which garnered millions of views across the region.
His documentary work includes Patient Gaza, Salt, and Paralyzed, which are films that shed light on the human cost of conflict and life under siege. Sami has also produced documentaries highlighting the climate crisis in Tunisia and Algeria. His work combines creative vision with deep social engagement.
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DP & Cameraman
Ibrahim is one of Gaza’s most talented cinematographers (DOP) and directors. Now based in Switzerland, his body of work includes shooting fiction, documentaries and short narrative films for acclaimed Gaza director Khalil Al-Mozian such as "Gaza 36mm."
Supported by the Doha Film Institute, "Mashoo Matok" played at the Cannes Film Festival, and "Sara 2014" which won the first film prize at the Alexandria Film Festival. Ibrahim's other films, “Guevara Gaza” and “To my Father”, won Best Film and the Golden Falcon Award at the Beirut and Rotterdam Film Festivals.
Yaghi started his career at Ramattan, the Palestinian wire that serviced the very first images of the first aerial and ground assault on Gaza in 2008-2009. Ramattan serviced all major international broadcasters and was the start of a new generation of journalists that would bring the images of what is happening in Gaza to the world.
Amongst the team, legends who went on to work for the BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera. Many of them were also killed in the various escalations that rocked the Strip for the past 17 years. Ibrahim is from Deir El Balah, where his mother and family are still waiting for a permanent ceasefire.
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Producer
Adeline is a Kiwi/French producer and writer. A former aid worker, she produced content for international audiences in the Middle East and in Western media markets for the past 15 years.
She lived in Ramallah and East-Jerusalem from 2019 to 2021. Her credits include a photo-reportage, 50 years on from the Oslo Accords, producing a dual portrait documentary on a settler and a Palestinian farmer in the Jordan Valley (2019), known as Area C, and co-producing and distributing a short documentary and its sequel on water contamination in Gaza for Oxfam (2019-2021), which influenced the UN to reconsider the impact of its work on ensuring Gazans get access to clean water.
Her latest work includes producing a feature documentary about young climate change-makers (2023) and an upcoming documentary on the war on Gaza.
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Producer
Anwar is a Kiwi/Lebanese producer and writer whose credits include campaigns for organisations such as Greenpeace International, Greenpeace MENA, Oxfam International and the Fight Inequality Alliance.
Anwar is a writer by training, he leads Brain Hug’s screenwriting team. His projects include a documentary about narratives on the war on Gaza and producing digital content and stories for international organisations.
Amongst these products are a COP 29 cross-country campaign video filmed across Peru, Australia, the United States and Uganda and a documentary about climate-change organisers in Lebanon.
Anwar is a co-founder of Brain Hug and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English literature.
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Production Coordinator
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Cameraman
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Cameraman
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Colour
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Sound
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Production Assistant
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Music
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Development, Production & Post-production
“Under the Sun” is more than a documentary, it’s a testament to the resilience and urgency of a generation on the front lines of the climate crisis. These young activists, often sidelined in global conversations, are not just victims of environmental destruction but agents of change. Their stories demand to be heard.
This film is for them, but also for anyone who believes in a just future. The Climate Justice Camp became a powerful symbol of solidarity, showing that the fight for climate justice is not just about policy but about survival, dignity, and action.
Too often, the Global South is portrayed through suffering rather than strength. With Under the Sun, I wanted to change that narrative, highlighting both the harm inflicted by corporate greed and the solutions led by those most affected.
I believe in storytelling as a tool for action. My hope is that this film sparks conversation, fuels urgency, and strengthens the fight for climate justice.
“They tell us the Global South suffers most, as if the storms and droughts respect borders. As if the heat rising in Beirut is different from that in London. But under the sun, the lines on the map melt away, and we all stand on the same burning ground. The only question left: will we act before it’s too late?”