Oum Ali, Hiam Abbas, and young Lina Soualem. (Archival photo from Lina Soualem's collection)
At the origin of ‘Bye Bye Tiberias,’ there were questions that preoccupied you, things you wanted to understand. What were they?These are somewhat the same questions that concerned me when I was making my first film, Their Algeria. How does one find their place as an exile, and here, in the case of Bye Bye Tiberias, as a woman too? How does one find their place between multiple worlds when uprooted, particularly in the context of a history that isn't officially recognized? How does one construct their intimate choices and identity in a political and collective context that tries to erase us? This was the case for the Algerian side of my family and it's the case for the Palestinian women in my family. What seemed important to me was to give these marginalized people a place in a collective history, but also to highlight their...
At the origin of ‘Bye Bye Tiberias,’ there were questions that preoccupied you, things you wanted to understand. What were they?These are somewhat the same questions that concerned me when I was making my first film, Their Algeria. How does one find their place as an exile, and here, in the case of Bye Bye Tiberias, as a woman too? How does one find their place between multiple worlds when uprooted, particularly in the context of a history that isn't officially recognized? How does one construct their intimate choices and identity in a political and collective context that tries to erase us? This was the case for the Algerian side of my family and it's the case for the Palestinian women in my family. What seemed important to me was to give these marginalized people a place in a collective history, but also to highlight...
Humanitarian convoy reaches Rmeish, Ain Ibl, Dibil despite obstacles