Bye Bye Tiberias (2024)
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.
Director:
Lina Soualem
Writers:
Nadine Naous, Lina Soualem, Gladys Joujou.
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Hiam Abbass as Self |
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Lina Soualem as Self |
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Um Ali Tabari as Self |
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Nemat Tabari Abbas as Self |
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Said Abbas as Self |
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Omaya Younes as Self |
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Johayna Hussein Abbas as Self |
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Buthayna Abbas Hajo as Self |
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Diana Hussein as Self |
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Wafa Malgo as Self |
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Zahera Bounechada as Self |
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Hanan Abbas Diab as Self |
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Naief Abbas as Self |
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Jallal Abbas as Self |
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Amer Khalil as Self |
| Writing | Nadine Naous | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lina Soualem | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gladys Joujou | Screenplay |
| Directing | Lina Soualem | Director |
| Crew | Frida Marzouk | Cinematography |
| Editing | Gladys Joujou | Editor |
| Crew | Lina Soualem | Cinematography |
| Sound | Amine Bouhafa | Music |
| Crew | Thomas Brémond | Cinematography |
| Production | Jean-Marie Nizan | Producer |
| Production | Ossama Bawardi | Co-Producer |
| Production | Guillaume Malandrin | Co-Producer |
| Production | Marie de Labarre | Production Manager |
| Sound | Ludovic Escallier | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Lina Soualem | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Christophe Bousquet | Colorist |
| Camera | Frida Marzouk | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Thomas Brémond | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Lina Soualem | Additional Camera |
| Editing | Zinedine Soualem | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Writing | Karim Kattan | Other |
| Directing | Paul Gauthier | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Remi Durel | Sound Designer |
| Production | Marie-Hélène Barbéris | Researcher |
| Camera | Ashraf Dowani | Additional Camera |
| Sound | Ibrahim Zaher | Additional Sound Re-Recordist |
| Camera | Louise Berthelemy | Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Jérôme Heuberger | Visual Effects |
| Art | Akakir Studio | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Julie Tribout | Other |
| Sound | Alice Lebaube | Other |
| Sound | Jean-Michel Beranger | Additional Sound Re-Recordist |
| Sound | Bertrand Boudaud | Foley |
| Sound | David Gérain | Foley Recording Engineer |
| Crew | Ian Burley | Other |
| Crew | Mounya Ameur | Translator |
| Crew | Eamon Drumm | Translator |
| Crew | Haifa Geries | Translator |
| Crew | Karim Kattan | Translator |
| Crew | Katia Saleh | Translator |
| Crew | Yasmin Haj | Transcriptions |
| Production | Pierre Garry | Administration |