Town Hall Seattle presents Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco Requiem for Gaza (In Person and Live Streamed)

In the spring of 2025, journalist Chris Hedges and cartoonist Joe Sacco traveled to Cairo in pursuit of their second collaborative project. While in Cairo, they would interview 29 Palestinian families who had recently left Gaza and collect the first-hand experiences of families that had faced – and survived – devastating degrees of fear and suffering. Committed to depicting these stories with unwavering focus and intent, Hedges and Sacco seek to present a profound and detailed account of the displacement, destruction, and loss experienced by the people of Palestine.

Requiem for Gaza pairs Sacco’s visceral imagery with Hedges’ deft prose to convey these accounts, combining both comics and impactful single images within an unflinching narrative. Bolstered by thorough research and harrowing statistics, Hedges and Sacco aim to cast a sharp light on what has been lost by these families and the people of Palestine, reaching back to the first days of the genocide. Requiem for Gaza highlights the forced evacuations and constant displacement, the false hopes of promised ceasefires and the struggles in seeking support from the rest of the world, and the immense loss of life, culture, and community.

By bringing together the collective power of individual stories from all walks of life, Hedges and Sacco strive to present a deeply human portrait of those who continue to live under this weight. Requiem for Gaza blends art and journalism to create a poignant tribute to not just the devastation experienced, but the dignity and humanity they hold on to in the midst of it.