GARRY KEANE: In 1992, after studying film at the London College of Communication and at the Irish National Film School,he worked as a director of photography in New York and London, before finally settling in Ireland, where he has been a documentary filmmaker for the last 25years. In that time Garry has directed over 100 hours of TV documentaries for European and American broadcasters in over 20 countries worldwide. In2011, he set up Real Films and since then Keane’sdocumentaries have been nominated for 11 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards; of these, his films have won four, including two in the Best Director: TV category in 2013 and 2018. ANDREW MCCONNELL: Award-winning photographer who has been covering world events for over 15years. His work often focuses on themes of conflict and displacement and has appeared many of theworld’s top publications. Andrew has worked in-depth on issues such as the Syrian refugee crisis,conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the forgotten Sahrawi people of Western Sahara, for which he was awarded first place at the World Press Photo Awards.Based in Beirut, Andrew has worked throughout the Middle East for the past 8 years.GAZAis his first work as a filmmaker and follows on from his photographic projects in the besieged territory that began in 2010.Among numerous honours, Andrew has won two 1stplace prizes at the World Press Photo Awards, 4 National Press Photographers Association awards, including the prestigious Best of Show, 1st place in the Pictures of the Year International and 2 Sony World Photography Awards..