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.
Lina Soualem
Jean-Marie Nizan
Nadine Naous
Lina Soualem
Gladys Joujou
Frida Marzouk
Hiam Abbass
Self
Lina Soualem
Self
Um Ali Tabari
Self
Nemat Tabari Abbas
Self
Said Abbas
Self
Omaya Younes
Self
Johayna Hussein Abbas
Self
Buthayna Abbas Hajo
Self
Diana Hussein
Self
Wafa Malgo
Self
Zahera Bounechada
Self
Hanan Abbas Diab
Self
... and 3 more
Brent Marchant
Memorializing one’s family history is an exercise that can provide a valuable record of our relatives’ past and establish the legacy that has carried through the years to the present day. It can also teach us much about what distinguishes one’s kindreds in terms of their characteristics, accomplishm...
BYE BYE TIBERIAS a film by Lina Soualem - Trailer
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Beall Productions
Philistine Films
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