Marco Pasquini is a director of photography, underwater cameraman, author and director. He has worked in Europe, Africa, North and Latin America, India and the Middle East, collaborating on over 120 documentaries (produced with important television companies such as Rai, Al Jazeera, Arte France, Arte Germany, RTP, ZDF and more than 60 films. For several years he has been concentrating on the story of life in war zones: the film is part of this journey of research. His film, Gaza Hospital, won the Golden Globe in 2010. Many of his documentaries have been presented at international festivals: Dok Leipzig, IDFA, HotDocs, Bellaria Film Festival, Festival dei Popoli, Festival of Locarno, Al Jazeera Film Festival, Vancouver Film Festival, Sheffield Doc Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.