Bye Bye Tiberias

American viewers may know actress Hiam Abbass from her recurring role on HBO’s Succession. But when she left her small Palestinian village behind to pursue her career, the world didn’t stop moving. Join Abbass and her documentarian daughter Lina Soualem as they return to Deir Hanna to examine their family history amid their people’s displacement.Decades ago, actress Hiam Abbass, of “Succession” fame, left her Palestinian village to pursue her career in France. Although she originally intended to sever all ties with her family and home, the birth of her daughter Lina helped her reconnect with both. Years after their summers spent with family in Deir Hanna, Lina returns with her mother—this time with a camera in hand. This intimate documentary chronicles four generations of women in Lina's family through current interviews with her mother and aunts, old home movies, archival footage, and family memorabilia. From her great-grandmother’s forced displacement at the onset of the 1948 Palestine War to Lina’s own experience of being “born between two worlds,” we see how each woman has been shaped by separation. Weaving together the past and present, BYE BYE TIBERIAS traces a multigenerational story of enduring memory, heritage, and home despite repeatedly uprooting and starting anew. —D.O.Content Warning: This film contains material that may be difficult for some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.