Shot over five tumultuous years, the film traces Israeli activist-comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi’s personal, professional and political journey in tandem with the region’s steady deterioration. Raised in a bilingual Israeli-Palestinian village —the only intentionally integrated community in the country— she grows disillusioned with traditional peace activism. She pivots to stand-up but as her star rises, everything around her falls apart. With biting satire, Noam pushes her audiences to face difficult truths that aren't always funny but do remind us that another reality is possible.
Amber Fares
An award-winning documentary filmmaker best known for her directorial debut ‘Speed Sisters’ (Hot Docs, 2015), which aired internationally on Netflix, Al Jazeera and RAI. A Sundance Momentum Fellow and Pillars Artist Fellow, Amber is Canadian and currently based in New York. Her directing credits include ‘We Are Ayenda’ (Amazon, 2023), ‘Gutsy’ ep5 (Apple TV, 2022), ‘Reckoning with Laughter’ (Al Jazeera’s ‘Witness’, 2021), ‘Convergence: Courage under Crisis’ (Netflix, 2021). She also served as cinematographer and co-producer of the Peabody Award-winning ‘The Judge’ (PBS, 2017), was the cinematographer on ‘Life After’ (Sundance, 2025) and both produced and shot the short film ‘The Devil Is Busy’ (HBO, 2025). ‘Coexistence, My Ass!’ (2025) had its world premiere at Sundance, where it won an award.
