Third year medical student Saleyah Ahsan's harrowing documentary about medics working in Palestinian-occupied territories has been shown in London as part of the Raindance Film Festival.
Saleyah followed international and Palestinian doctors and nurses for two months as they attempted to help the people of Ramallah and Nablus during heavy fighting with Israeli forces in July and August 2002. On her return to Dundee, she joined forces with three postgraduate students from the School of Television and Imaging at DJCAD to produce the film.
As a medical student, Saleyha gained a unique insight into the work of medical teams operating under immense pressure and with limited resources. The result - Article 17, Doctors in Palestine - is a raw, stark film including bloody images from the frontline.
Saleyha said, "As a medic my aim was to record what it was like working in a situation where dedicated nurses and doctors have to strive against the odds, often risking their lives, to carry out their duties.
Here in the UK, ambulances arrive at the scene within a few minutes, there would be outrage if they did not, but in the occupied territories, it can take a day for emergency medical services to reach a patient.
Article 17 is part of the Geneva Convention and states that civilians should be able to access health care in situations of conflict. This screening at the Raindance Film Festival has opened up the documentary to a wider audience. The film is not a political statement but an objective report."