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Feature Documentary

Bye Bye Tiberias

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Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career in France, Emmy-nominated Hiam Abbass (Succession, Ramy, Blade Runner 2049) returns home with her daughter in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.

Thank you to our screening partners: Twelve Gates Arts and Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture and Jewish Voices for Peace (JVP)






Directors Spotlight



A black-and-white picture of a woman named Lina Soualem. She is faintly smiling at the camera, her curly dark hair against a gradient background. She is wearing a sleek leather jacket and black top.

Lina Soualem

Director

Lina Soualem, a French-Palestinian-Algerian filmmaker and actress, was born and is based in Paris. After completing her studies in History and Political Science at La Sorbonne University, she worked as a programmer for the International Human Rights Film Festival in Buenos Aires. Soualem’s debut feature documentary, “Their Algeria,” premiered at the Visions du Réel International Film Festival in 2020. It won the First Film Award at the CINEMED Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film, the Best Arab Documentary Award at the El Gouna Film Festival, and the Best Documentary Award at the Cinemania Film Festival in 2021, along with a dozen other accolades. Lina Soualem has also acted in three feature films, directed by Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass, and Rayhana. She is currently engaged in writing for fiction, documentaries, and TV series.







  • Runtime 82 minutes
  • Country France, Palestine, Belgium, Qatar
  • Language French, Palestinian Arabic
  • Director Lina Soualem
  • Cinematographer Frida Marzouk
  • Co Producer Guillaume Malandrin, Ossama Bawardi
  • Editor Gladys Joujou
  • Music Amine Bouhafa
  • Producer Jean-Marie Nizan
  • Screenwriter Lina Soualem and Nadine Naous, in collaboration with Gladys Joujou
  • Premiere Philadelphia





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