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"Nothing started on October 7th, but everything has changed."

Haunted by the killing by Israeli police of a Palestinian friend from his youth, an Israeli queer filmmaker embarks on a cinematic dialogue across time — confronting memory, friendship, and the genocide unfolding today. In this intimate cinematic letter, Israeli filmmaker Roy Cohen addresses his Palestinian friend and fellow peace activist Aseel Aslih, who was murdered by Israeli police in their youth. Cohen tells Aslih of his experiences navigating a growingly genocidal society and seeks Aslih’s moral clarity and resilience in the evocative letters he had written as a teenager.

Top Cast

  • Roy Cohen

    Roy Cohen

  • Tobias Stein

    Tobias Stein

  • Shurouq Swaiti

    Shurouq Swaiti

  • Haifa Staiti

    Haifa Staiti

  • Alia Stein Cohen

    Alia Stein Cohen

  • Yousef Bashir

    Yousef Bashir

  • Galit Nir

    Galit Nir

  • Nathalie Bloch

    Nathalie Bloch

  • Mahasen Abdel Hadi

    Mahasen Abdel Hadi

Overview

Haunted by the killing by Israeli police of a Palestinian friend from his youth, an Israeli queer filmmaker embarks on a cinematic dialogue across time — confronting memory, friendship, and the genocide unfolding today. In this intimate cinematic letter, Israeli filmmaker Roy Cohen addresses his Palestinian friend and fellow peace activist Aseel Aslih, who was murdered by Israeli police in their youth. Cohen tells Aslih of his experiences navigating a growingly genocidal society and seeks Aslih’s moral clarity and resilience in the evocative letters he had written as a teenager.

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