The book explores the history of Palestinian film, with emphasis on the four founding filmmakers – Michel Khleifi, Rashid Masharawi, Ali Nassar, and Elia Suleiman.
A major theme in the book is the issue of continuity that Palestinian film tries to disclose – between the ostensibly lost time and the tribulations of the present.
The broad historical canvas that weaves together events and dreams, is built on and streamlined in her second documentary-fictional work Unrepentant (Al Da’at atzmo: Arba'a pirkei haim shel Amos Kenan).
Unrepentant (Al Da’at atzmo: Arba’ah pirkei haim shel Amos Kenan) was published in Hebrew in 2008 and is Gertz’s second documentary-fictional work.
As in her previous book in this genre, she integrates realistic documentation of historical events with an affectionate work of fiction that enters its protagonist’s consciousness, memories and dreams.
The next chapter follows Kenan's life during the first decade of the state of Israel, and his disillusionment that finally leads to his arrest for attempting to assassinate Israeli Transportation Minister David-Zvi Pinkas.
The final chapter depicts Kenan’s life in Paris and follows his love affair with the author Christiane Rochefort.