Between 2005 and 2009 filmmaker Mariam Shahin visited Gaza three times to record the rise and fall of the hopes and dreams of ordinary, and extraordinary, Gazans.

From an entrepreneur who had high hopes for a prosperous future, to Gazas only girls rowing team. Mariam recorded people who saw a glimmer of hope for Gaza in the period following the 2005 Israeli withdrawal but now whose main objective is mere survival.