Don’t Take My Joy Away

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Official section: Short Films
The gaze of Arab and Persian cinema
Session: One Thousand and One Queer Stories

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At the French Institute

SAT 13/06 ● 8 pm

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Title: Don’t take my joy away
Direction: Omar Gabriel
Cast: Omar el Bakeer, Omar Gabriel
Production: Omar Gabriel
Distribution: Amar Sokhen
Genre: Drama
Duration: 7’
Country: Lebanon
Year: 2024

O.V. in Arabic. Subtitles in Spanish

Festivals: Amsterdam (Palestinian queer cinema), Athens (Palestinian queer cinema), Barcelona (Palestinian queer cinema), Bologna (Palestinian queer cinema), Bratislava (Palestinian queer cinema), Bern (LGBTQ+), Bradford (LGBTQ+), Chicago (Palestinian queer cinema), Cork (Palestinian queer cinema), Indonesia (online, Palestinian queer cinema), Lisbon (LGBTQ+), Liverpool (Palestinian queer cinema), London (Palestinian queer cinema), Madrid (Palestinian cinema), Madrid (LGBTQ+), Marseille (Palestinian cinema), Montreal (Palestinian queer cinema), Paris (Palestinian queer cinema), Paris (Lebanese cinema), Paris (new directors), Turin (Palestinian queer cinema)

Set in Shatila, a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, two friends revel in the small joys of life until violence suddenly disrupts their world. Forced to flee, they embark on a dangerous journey of survival, confronting fear, chaos, and the stark realities around them. Along the way, they must choose between remaining in the shadows or seeking the light.

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