Private Project

Pinky Promise


During the war in Gaza in 2023, in one of the displacement camps in the city of Rafah, a father promises his children, who have gone three days without any food, that he will feed them today no matter what it takes. He embarks on a journey to find anything to feed them. Will he fulfill his promise, or will the surrounding circumstances prove to be stronger than him?

  • Karam Awadat
    Director
  • Karam Awadat
    Writer
  • Karam Awadat
    Producer
  • Omar Abu Ghazaleh
    Key Cast
  • Sanabel Yousef
    Key Cast
  • Saif AbuRabee'a
    DOP
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 20, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Palestine, State of
  • Country of Filming:
    Jordan
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digetal
  • Aspect Ratio:
    21:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Karam Awadat

karam Awadat, a Jordanian director, began his career in Warsha studio as a writer, director, also producer. He wrote, directed, many short films, sketches, and TV series.
Subject to a number of workshops in Jordan, Egypt and Sweden under a number of Arab, Swedish and American directors

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Director Statement

During the war on Gaza, countless heartbreaking stories emerged, but one struck me deeply—a man who ventured out to find food for his starving family. He returned with a sack, believed to contain flour, but inside were his remains.

This story shattered me. I felt compelled to tell it, not to add to the despair, but to offer a glimmer of hope. In my film, I changed the ending. The man doesn’t return empty-handed; he brings back a symbol of life, however small, to remind us that even in the darkest times, hope can survive.
This film is my tribute to Gaza—to its resilience, its people, and their fight to hold onto life and dreams against all odds.