Crayons of Askalan (Arabic: أقلام من عسقلان) is a 2011 documentary film based on the story of Palestinian artist Zuhdi Al Adawi. In 1975, at the age of fifteen Zuhdi is imprisoned in the high security Israeli jail, Askalan. With the help of his fellow prisoners and their families, he keeps his spirit alive through artistic expression, smuggling in color crayons and smuggling out his artwork, with a pillowcase as his canvas. It was selected to compete at the 2012 HOT DOCS International Documentary Festival,[2] the 2012 CPH:Dox Festival and 2011 Doha Tribeca Film Festival,[1] among many others.

Crayons of Askalan
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Arabicأقلام من عسقلان
Directed byLaila Hotait Salas
Written byLaila Hotait Salas & Tetra Balestri
Produced byFederika Odriozola, Nadia Hotait
StarringMohammed Masri, Zuhdi Al Adawi
CinematographyDiego Lopez Calvin
Edited byMiguel Burgos
Music byScrambled Eggs
Release date
  • October 26, 2011 (2011-10-26) (Doha)[1]
Running time
52 minutes
CountriesLebanon
Spain
Qatar
LanguageArabic

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  1. ^ a b "Doha Tribeca Film Festival". Doha Film Institute.
  2. ^ Winton, Ezra. "Hot Docs 2012 Preview". Archived from the original on 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
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