National and identity politics collide in Oriented, a documentary following three young friends living in Tel Aviv (often called one of the best cities to be a gay man), leading up to the devastating 2014 summer conflict in Gaza. One of the denizens, columnist and It-boy Khader Abu Seif says his goal is to introduce the world to a “new Palestinian generation” who are out and proud. In this excerpt things get complicated when events on the ground start to interfere with personal and community relationships.