Bye Bye Tiberias
It’s a bittersweet film and, unsurprisingly, the most beguiling figure is Abbass herself, raw with emotion regarding the decisions she made.
Bye Bye Tiberias
In her early twenties, Hiam Abbass left her native Palestinian village to follow her dream of becoming an actress in Europe, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and seven sisters. Thirty years later, her filmmaker daughter Lina returns with her to the village and questions for the first time her mother’s bold choices, her chosen exile and the way the women in their family influenced both their lives. Set between past and present, Bye Bye Tiberias pieces together images of today, family footage from the nineties and historical archives to portray four generations of daring Palestinian women who keep their story and legacy alive through the strength of their bonds, despite exile, dispossession, and heartbreak.
Genre
Documentary,
Bio-pic,
Women and Film
Runtime
82
Language
French,
Palestinian Arabic
Director
Lina Soualem
Writer(s)
Lina Soualem,
Nadine Naous,
Gladys Joujou
Cast
Hiam Abbass
Awards:
Nominee, Best Documentary, Spirit Awards
Nominee, FIPRESCI Prize ~ Best Foreign Language Film, Palm Springs International Film Festival
Played at
Monica Film Center 1.19.24 - 2.01.24
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