creta secured unprecedented access to the rsf—controlled city of aljunaynah, in western darfur.bout the ethnic cleansing the group is alleged to have committed were met with denial by the rsf chaperones. they wanted to show their sense of control. the wanted to show that they were the peacekeeper, that they were the protectors. however, their claims were in contrast with what i was, you know, aware of and what people were just telling me. especially, you know, locals. they have described a completely different reality. the judges said that the film conveyed the real tragedy unfolding in darfur. at great personal risk, creta had brought an under—reported story to a global audience at a critical time. on the 7th of october, 2023, the palestinian militant group hamas launched a deadly attack on israel, killing around 1,200 men, women and children and taking more than 250 hostages. this triggered a huge israeli military offensive in gaza, which has killed more than 43,000 people, mostly civilians, according to the hamas—run health ministry. throughout the conflict, palestinian journ