In the Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza, Mohammed and Abdullah found a way to escape from their daily lives studded by war through Parkour, a discipline they learned watching videos on YouTube. This discipline represents the metaphor of their lives, aiming to overcome the political and religious mismatches, violence and political militancy. Through internet the two guys keep in touch with a world community of free runners, a way to escape the isolationism created by the Israeli occupation. Two teenagers from Gaza test their own physical abilities in order to overcome the borders imposed by the Gaza siege.  

George Azar has covered the Middle East as a photographer and documentary filmmaker for the past 30 years. Among his main films: Gaza Fixer and Two schools in Nablus.  Free Running Gaza was awarded by the Jury Award at the Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival. He is the author of the books Palestine, A photographic journey and Palestine, a guide. His photographs appeared on the front pages of The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, The Economist, Newsweek, The Philadelphia Inquirer and other major newspapers and periodicals.

Mariam Shahin has been working as a writer and documentary producer and director since 1988. In 2006 she became a regular collaborator to the Jazeera English Programming Department. Among her works: Siege of Jenin and Two schools in Nablus. She wrote books such as Palestine: A Guide e Unheard Voices: Iraqi Women on Sanctions and War. As a writer, Shahin has published news and analyses in The Guardian, The Independent, The Globe and Mail, Middle East International, The Middle East and the Die Tageszeitung.