Bye Bye Tiberias

Bye Bye Tiberias

83 mins | Documentary | Jan. 12, 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.

Bye Bye Tiberias

83 mins | Documentary | Jan. 12, 2024

Bye Bye Tiberias
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers ARTE, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Doha Film Institute, Philistine Films, Beall Productions, Altitude100
Original title باي باي طبريا
Directors Lina Soualem
Writers Gladys Joujou, Nadine Naous, Lina Soualem

Cast

Hiam Abbass

as Self

Lina Soualem

as Self