A Bunch of Questions With No Answers is a 23-hour film documenting the unyielding efforts of journalists who repeatedly questioned the U.S. state department about the Gaza genocide—only to be met with lengthy, evasive answers. Partnered with a lack of will from broadcasters, print platforms as well as politicians - how do questions themselves become a way the news plays out?

This event unfolds as a collective viewing response, where the filmmaker is joined by three invited discussants who respond to the film in conversation. Audience responses will also be woven in throughout the event, creating a shared inquiry into the challenges, limits, and persistence of journalism in the face of political indifference.

Together, we’ll explore what it means to ask questions that are never answered, what the nature of this relationship becomes and what kind of public record is created in the act of asking.

Vanessa Bowles - is a London-based Lebanese documentary producer‑director. Her credits include co-producing the BAFTA‑winning series Once Upon a Time in Iraq (2020), producing the Emmy‑winning Saudi Arabia Uncovered (2016), and directing the BBC World investigation Queer Egypt Under Attack (2023). Most recently, Vanessa produced and co-directed Kill Zone: Inside Gaza, which has earned multiple awards—including the Amnesty Broadcast Feature Award and Emerging Talent Factual recognition at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards.

Maha Taki - is a media researcher and practitioner, with over 18 years of experience shaping impactful journalism and fostering healthy media ecosystems. She currently works as Director of the What Works Unit at the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM), where she oversees strategy and research to support public-interest reporting. Maha also worked with BBC Media Action, designing and leading complex projects across Lebanon and Syria.

Hamza Yusuf - is a British-Palestinian writer and journalist whose work focuses on Palestine. He has reported on daily life under occupation for Palestinians including home demolitions and forced expulsion and the conditions for Palestinians in Israeli prisons. He has extensively covered the British political establishment's legislation and policies towards Palestine. He has also contributed to Tribune Magazine, Jacobin, +972 Magazine and New Internationalist.

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