The experiences of doctors who worked inside Gaza’s hospitals during the war will be brought to a Lochaber audience later this month through a documentary featuring their personal accounts of treating patients in extraordinarily difficult circumstances.
Lochaber Supports Palestine will screen Life Support at Kilmallie Hall in Corpach on Friday 20 November 2026, with a special discussion afterwards featuring Professor Mhoira Leng, one of the medical professionals appearing in the film.
The evening will begin at 7pm, with admission by donation, giving local people an opportunity to hear directly from someone who contributed to the documentary.
Directed by Daniele Rugo, Life Support brings together video diaries and firsthand testimonies from international doctors and surgeons who worked in Gaza’s hospitals during 2024 and 2025.
Among those featured are British surgeon Professor Nick Maynard, reconstructive surgeon Victoria Rose and Canadian paediatrician Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan.
Through footage recorded inside hospitals and personal accounts from medical professionals, the documentary examines the conditions faced by patients and healthcare workers during the conflict.
The doctors describe treating severely injured civilians, including children, while confronting shortages of medicines, equipment and essential medical supplies.
Their accounts also highlight the work of Palestinian healthcare professionals who continued caring for patients despite hunger, exhaustion and personal bereavement.
For many of those working in Gaza’s hospitals, the challenges extended far beyond the medical consequences of the conflict, with the demands of caring for others continuing amid considerable danger and uncertainty.
The documentary gives these healthcare professionals an opportunity to describe their experiences in their own words, providing audiences with a perspective shaped by their direct involvement in treating patients.
With access to Gaza heavily restricted for independent international journalists during much of the conflict, testimony from visiting medical professionals has become an important source of information about conditions within its hospitals.
The screening follows recent showings of NAZA at the Highland Cinema, continuing a programme of events organised locally to encourage discussion and understanding of events in Gaza.
Professor Leng’s attendance will offer an additional dimension to the evening, allowing members of the audience to ask questions about the documentary and the experiences of the healthcare workers involved.
Lochaber Supports Palestine hopes that hearing directly from a medical professional featured in the film will help people better understand the circumstances in which doctors and nurses have been working.
Life Support carries a 15 certificate and will be shown at Kilmallie Hall, Corpach, on Friday 20 November at 7pm.
Admission is by donation, and the screening will be followed by the question and answer session with Professor Mhoira Leng.
The event is organised by Lochaber Supports Palestine and is open to those interested in learning more about the experiences documented in the film.
