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Starring | Noam Shuster-Eliassi |
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Edited by | Rabab Haj Yahya |
Music by | William Ryan Fritch |
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Running time | 95 minutes [1] |
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Coexistence, My Ass! is an upcoming American-French documentary film, directed and produced by Amber Fares, written by Rachel Leah Jones and Rabab Haj Yahya. It follows Noam Shuster-Eliassi as she crafts a one-woman show, tackling inequality and conflict, amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
It will have its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025.
Noam Shuster-Eliassi crafts a one-woman show, tackling inequality and conflict, amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The film received support and grants from Women Make Movies, [2] Jewish Film Institute, [3] Jewish Story Partners, [4] Catapult Film Fund, [5] and the International Documentary Association. [6]
It is scheduled to have its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025. [7]
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