Bye Bye Tiberias

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Bye Bye Tiberias (Arabic: باي باي طبريا, romanized: Bāy Bāy Ṭabariyya) is a 2023 documentary film directed by Lina Soualem, written by Soualem and Nadine Naous, in collaboration with Gladys Joujou. It follows Hiam Abbass, who leaves her Palestinian village of Deir Hanna in the Lower Galilee, Israel, to pursue her dream of becoming an actress, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and sisters. Abbass returns to her village, with her daughter, Soulaem, to explore her mother's choices and family influence. It is a co-production between Palestine, Belgium, France and Qatar. It had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section on 3 September 2023, and is scheduled to be released in France on 21 February 2024.