Far from Maine (2026)
Haunted by the killing by Israeli police of a Palestinian friend from his youth, an Israeli queer filmmaker embarks on a cinematic dialogue across time — confronting memory, friendship, and the genocide unfolding today. In this intimate cinematic letter, Israeli filmmaker Roy Cohen addresses his Palestinian friend and fellow peace activist Aseel Aslih, who was murdered by Israeli police in their youth. Cohen tells Aslih of his experiences navigating a growingly genocidal society and seeks Aslih’s moral clarity and resilience in the evocative letters he had written as a teenager.
Director: Roy Cohen
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Roy Cohen as |
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Tobias Stein as |
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Shurouq Swaiti as |
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Haifa Staiti as |
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Alia Stein Cohen as |
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Yousef Bashir as |
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Galit Nir as |
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Nathalie Bloch as |
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Mahasen Abdel Hadi as |
| Directing | Roy Cohen | Director |
| Production | Serge Gordey | Producer |
| Production | Anne Svejgård Lund | Producer |
| Production | Claudio Esposito | Producer |
| Production | Nicolas Wadimoff | Producer |
| Production | Christian Aune Falch | Producer |
| Production | Torstein Parelius | Producer |
| Crew | Leandro Monti | Cinematography |
| Editing | Valentina Cicogna | Editor |
| Production | Sára László | Producer |
| Crew | Zvi Landsman | Cinematography |
| Crew | Greg Harriott | Cinematography |
| Sound | Christian Ungenti | Music |
| Sound | Rune Thuelund | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Igor Marlot | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ibrahim Zaher | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Andrea Gatopoulos | Animation |
| Writing | Roy Cohen | Writer |
