November 9, 2026
A short fiction film by Sina Salimi. In Gaza during Ramadan, a woman is preparing a meal for her family to break the fast when she receives a phone call from an Israeli agent: her building will be bombed in ten minutes.
The title refers to the Israeli military’s practice of “roof knocking” before a strike. The film won the Youssef Chahine Award for Best Short Film at the Cairo International Film Festival in 2017.



