Bye Bye Tiberias (NYC)

NY Theatrical Premiere

Palestine’s Entry for Best International Feature, Academy Awards Nominee – Best Documentary, Film Independent Spirit Awards

PLEASE NOTE: there will be multiple screenings in New York, and some will include a Q&A with Lina Soualem and Hiam Abbass. For all details, see DCTV Firehouse Cinema.

On Friday, January 19th, there will be a Q&A with Adam HajYahia and Yasmina Tawil – AFMI’s Director of Film Programming!

Co-presented by AFMI

In her early twenties, Hiam Abbass (Succession) 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.

Set between past and present, Bye Bye Tiberias pieces together images of today, family footage from the nineties and historical archives to portray four generations of daring Palestinian women who keep their story and legacy alive through the strength of their bonds, despite exile, dispossession, and heartbreak.

For all screenings + to find tickets, please see DCTV Firehouse Cinema

Note: The cinema’s entrance is around the corner on White Street between Lafayette and Centre Streets.