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In partnership with PAMA, join us on June 20th at 7:00 PM at Sayf Primary Care Solutions in Oakbrook Terrace, IL for a special fundraiser in support of Fractured, a documentary about the collapse of medical neutrality in conflict zones such as Gaza. The evening will feature refreshments, a screening of the Emmy-nominated short film Khsara, and a talkback with doctors on the front lines. Tickets are free, with a suggested donation of $50. Proceeds will help fund Fractured and support the completion of this urgent documentary project.

FRACTURED: Medical Aid Under Fire Film Screening and Fundraiser June 20th

Join us on April 17 at 7:00 PM at Sayf Primary Care Solutions in Oakbrook Terrace, IL for a special fundraiser in support of Fractured, a documentary about the collapse of medical neutrality in conflict zones such as Gaza. The evening will feature refreshments, a screening of the Emmy-nominated short film Khsara, and a talkback with Dr. Tammy Abughnaim. Tickets are free, with a suggested donation of $50. Proceeds will help fund Fractured and support the completion of this urgent documentary project.

FRACTURED: Medical Aid Under Fire Film Screening and Fundraiser

<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit">Join us for a powerful evening screening of the Emmy-nominated short documentary Khsara at Dar Al-Hurriya in Washington, D.C.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit">In Partnership with Buteekh.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit">Khsara offers a gripping, humanizing portrait of medical workers risking their lives to deliver care under siege in Gaza. In just under 15  minutes, the film captures the courage, resilience, and heartbreak of healthcare providers working in one of the world’s most dangerous humanitarian crises.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit">Following the screening, we will host a live panel discussion featuring medical professionals who have recently returned from Gaza:<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Dr. Tammy Abughnaim — Internal Medicine Physician, returned from Gaza less than one month ago</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Dr. Thaer Ahmad — Emergency Medicine Physician and humanitarian mission leader</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Dr. John Kahler — Pediatrician and advocate for child health in conflict zones</li></ul><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit">These panelists will share firsthand accounts from the ground and discuss the urgent need to protect healthcare workers and humanitarian aid missions around the world.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit">Our message is clear: Humanitarian Aid Workers Are Not Targets.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit"> <p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit">✨ This event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is highly encouraged as seating is limited.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit">Reserve your spot today to stand with us in defending the sanctity of humanitarian work in crisis zones.

Khsara Film Screening and Panel

Help Us Document the Pursuit of Justice The Fractured team has been invited to witness and document legal proceedings examining alleged war crimes committed against Palestinians. Our goal is to raise $15,000 to cover travel, filming, equipment, crew, and production costs so we can preserve these historic proceedings and bring the voices of survivors, witnesses, legal experts, and medical professionals to the screen. This footage will become an important part of Fractured: Humanitarian Aid Under Fire, our documentary about the collapse of medical neutrality and the targeting of healthcare workers in Gaza and other conflict zones. Your donation helps ensure this testimony is documented, preserved, and shared with audiences around the world. Help us reach our $15,000 goal. Every contribution brings us closer.

Help Us Document the Pursuit of JusticeThe Fractured team has been invited to witness and document legal proceedings examining alleged war crimes committed against Palestinians.Our goal is to raise $15,000 to cover travel, filming, equipment, crew, and production costs so we can preserve these historic proceedings and bring the voices of survivors, witnesses, legal experts, and medical professionals to the screen.This footage will become an important part of Fractured: Humanitarian Aid Under Fire, our documentary about the collapse of medical neutrality and the targeting of healthcare workers in Gaza and other conflict zones.Your donation helps ensure this testimony is documented, preserved, and shared with audiences around the world.Help us reach our $15,000 goal. Every contribution brings us closer.

Send the Fractured Team to the Hague!

To tell the story of&nbsp;Fractured&nbsp;with the depth and historical context it deserves, our team needs to work with an archivist and secure archival footage, news clips, and historical materials. These materials will help us show that attacks on doctors, hospitals, ambulances, and humanitarian workers are not isolated events. They are part of a larger pattern that must be documented, understood, and confronted.Your donation will help cover archival research, footage licensing, news clip licensing, organization of historical materials, and the preservation of visual evidence that will strengthen the film. Help us raise $10,000 to build the documented record behind Fractured.

To tell the story of Fractured with the depth and historical context it deserves, our team needs to work with an archivist and secure archival footage, news clips, and historical materials.These materials will help us show that attacks on doctors, hospitals, ambulances, and humanitarian workers are not isolated events. They are part of a larger pattern that must be documented, understood, and confronted.Your donation will help cover archival research, footage licensing, news clip licensing, organization of historical materials, and the preservation of visual evidence that will strengthen the film.Help us raise $10,000 to build the documented record behind Fractured.

Fractured Needs News Footage!

Ukraine Medical Team Filming Fund The Fractured team has been invited to join medical teams in Ukraine and document doctors, medics, and humanitarian workers providing care in an active war zone.This filming opportunity will allow us to capture medical teams in action and show the global crisis facing healthcare workers who continue to save lives under fire.Your donation will help cover travel, crew, filming, equipment, security, translation, local support, and production costs needed to safely and responsibly document this work. ]Help us raise $25,000 to bring this urgent frontline story into Fractured and connect the experiences of medical workers in Ukraine to the broader collapse of medical neutrality around the world.

Ukraine Medical Team Filming Fund The Fractured team has been invited to join medical teams in Ukraine and document doctors, medics, and humanitarian workers providing care in an active war zone.This filming opportunity will allow us to capture medical teams in action and show the global crisis facing healthcare workers who continue to save lives under fire.Your donation will help cover travel, crew, filming, equipment, security, translation, local support, and production costs needed to safely and responsibly document this work.]Help us raise $25,000 to bring this urgent frontline story into Fractured and connect the experiences of medical workers in Ukraine to the broader collapse of medical neutrality around the world.

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FRACTURED: Medical Aid Under Fire Film Screening and Fundraiser June 20th

FRACTURED: Medical Aid Under Fire Film Screening and Fundraiser

Khsara Film Screening and Panel

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Send the Fractured Team to the Hague!

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Fractured Needs News Footage!

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