BYE BYE TIBERIAS

LINA SOUALEM • PALESTINE / FRANCE / BELGIUM / QATAR • 82 MIN • ARABIC, FRENCH, ENGLISH • U

A tender, multi-generational documentary exploring memory, exile, and resistance through the women of Lina Soualem’s Palestinian family.

Synopsis

Bye Bye Tiberias is a deeply personal documentary by filmmaker Lina Soualem, tracing the lives of four generations of women in her Palestinian family. At its heart is her mother, the acclaimed actress Hiam Abbass, who left her village in Galilee to pursue her acting dreams. Drawing on family archives and intimate home footage, Soualem crafts a lyrical reflection on identity, memory and displacement. The film explores what is passed down—through stories, silence and resilience—as it revisits the landscapes of a homeland fragmented by exile. With grace and honesty, Bye Bye Tiberias offers a powerful act of remembrance and resistance, reclaiming histories too often erased.

Details

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 82 minutes
Language: Arabic, French, English
Certificate: U
Country: Palestine / France / Belgium / Qatar
Director: Lina Soualem
Distributor: Tape Collective
Run window: 15 Sep 2025 → 11 Dec 2025

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Previously screened at

Neuadd Ogwen

Fri 22 Aug 2025 19:30

Pantperthog Village Hall

Mon 22 Sep 2025 18:00

Sinema Llanidloes

Wed 10 Dec 2025 13:00