Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk: The Untold Life and Death of Fatma Hassouna: Gaza’s Lens That Refused to Go Dark (Fact vs. Film)

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk: The Untold Life and Death of Fatma Hassouna: Gaza’s Lens That Refused to Go Dark (Fact vs. Film)

What happens when a camera becomes the only weapon left to tell the truth? In the shattered heart of Gaza, Fatma Hassouna held up a borrowed camera and began to document the impossible — the laughter, the fear, the fragments of a world that refused to vanish quietly. She wasn’t a foreign correspondent or a seasoned journalist. She was a young woman with no armor but her lens — and a burning need to make the world see what it chose to ignore. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk is the unforgettable, true-life story of the photographer who turned survival into art and tragedy into testimony. Through Derek Danforth’s vivid, novelistic storytelling, you’ll step into Fatma’s world — a place where electricity flickers three hours a day, laughter is an act of defiance, and even uploading a photo becomes a race against time. When Fatma’s images reach filmmaker Sepideh Farsi in France, a daring collaboration begins — two women connected by faith in truth, split by war and Wi-Fi. What follows is part biography, part frontline diary, part love letter to everyone who ever tried to hold onto beauty while the world burned around them. Few people know that Fatma’s final upload stopped at 87%. What was on that last frame? Why did she keep filming when escape was still possible? The hidden truth behind her last days reveals not only the cost of witnessing — but the power of never looking away. Why this book matters: Because her story isn’t just about war — it’s about vision, courage, and the human need to be seen. What you’ll gain: A deeper understanding of how art survives oppression, and how one woman’s camera changed the world’s perspective — even after she was gone. Who it’s for: Readers who love true stories of resilience, journalism, and the poetic defiance of the human spirit. What you’re about to discover will change how you see truth, borders, and the light that refuses to go dark. Ready to uncover the story the world almost lost? Get your copy today and walk beside Fatma through every frame she left behind.