TIFF Lightbox 350 King St W, Toronto, Cinema 2
Bye Bye Tiberias
82 minutes
Lina Soualem
Documentary
2023
France, Belgium, Qatar, Palestine
French, Arabic, English
Leaving her village to follow her dream of becoming an actress, Hiam Abbass also left behind her mother, grandmother and seven sisters. Thirty years later, her filmmaker daughter Lina returns with her to journey through the vanished places among the scattered memories of four generations of daring Palestinian women.
Featured Cast
Hiam Abbass, Um Ali, Nemat Abbass
Awards
Venice Film Festival – Giornate degli Autori 2023, 2023 Toronto Film Festival (North American Premiere) 2023 BFI London Film Festival (UK Premiere)
