Originally posted on February 23, 2024
Updated: April 26, 2024 at 10:17 PM ET
“BYE BYE TIBERIAS cements Soualem’s status as a documentary filmmaker to watch.”
– Variety
“Suffused with the scents of Palestine, the film is an instructive and touching mosaic where past and present overlap, and a keen sense of heritage and transmission shines through.”
– Cineuropa
After extended, mostly sold-out, theatrical runs in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, WMM Release BYE BYE TIBERIAS (dir. Lina Soualem) continues to screen in festivals and theaters across the U.S. See below for updated opportunities to see this extraordinary and timely film.
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. Set between past and present, BYE BYE TIBERIAS pieces together images of today, family footage, 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.
This moving memoir premiered at Venice, won the Grierson Award at the BFI London Film Festival, had its North American Premiere at TIFF, and shared the jury prize at the Marrakech International Film Festival.
APRIL 2024
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
April 26-28- TICKETS
CHICAGO, IL
23rd annual Chicago Palestine Film Festival
April 28 at 7PM
Encore Showing- TICKETS
PORTLAND, OR
PAM CUT Tomorrow Theater
April 28 @ 4 pm- TICKETS
MAY 2024
MIAMI, FL
Coral Gables Cinema
May 3-9 – TICKETS
HOUSTON, TX
Houston Palestine Film Festival
May 17-19- TICKETS
ANN ARBOR, MI
Falsteen on Screen Series
Michigan Theater
May 19 at 1:30 PM – TICKETS
More Screenings to Be Announced Soon. Check for Updates
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PAST SCREENINGS
NEW YORK, NY
Athena Film Festival – March 1, 2024
DCTV Firehouse Cinema – Jan. 12 – 25, Feb. 9-15 2024
DOC NYC – November 2023
BROOKLYN, NY
Nitehawk Cinema, presented by the Future of Film is Female
Co-presented by the Arab Film and Media Institute
March 12 at 7:15 PM – SOLD OUT
Q&A w/ Hala Alyan and Suha Ajar
Cobble Hill Cinema, Friendly Stranger Film Series for Palestine
March 25 – SOLD OUT
LOS ANGELES, CA
Laemmle Santa Monica – Jan. 19 – Feb. 1, 2024
PALM SPRINGS, CA
Palm Springs International Film Festival – January 2023
MISSOULA, MO
Big Sky Film Festival – February 2024
GAINESVILLE, FL
Hippodrome Theater – February 28, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Roxie Theater, co-presented by Arab Film & Media Institute
March 8-11, 14, 16, and 19
Special Q&A on March 9 with Palestinian Actress Clara Khoury
OAKLAND, CA
New Parkway Theater, Palestine Voices Series presented by Arab Film & Media Institute
March 3, 2024 – SOLD OUT
HONOLULU, HAWAII
Doris Duke Theater
March 1-17
PORTLAND, ME
Space Gallery
March 20 at 7 PM
SALEM, MA
Salem Film Fest
March 24 at 2:30
Massachusetts Premiere
ALLENTOWN, PA
Civic Theater of Allentown
April 5-7
FORT COLLINS, CO
ACT Human Rights Film Festival
April 6
CLEVELAND, OH
Cleveland International Film Festival
April 12
SEATTLE, WA
The Grand Illusion Cinema
April 14,
CINCINNATI, OH
The Woodward Theater
April 15
HOLLYWOOD, CA
Hollywood Arab Film Festival
April 18
SEATTLE, WA
The Grand Illusion Cinema
April 21
MILWAUKEE, WI
Milwaukee International Film Festival
April 24, 2024
WASHINGTON D.C.
Film Fest D.C.
April 21, 24-25
