Coexistence, My Ass!

This Oscar Shortlisted doc follows activist-comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi as she creates a comedy show by the same name.  Shot over five tumultuous years, the film traces Noam’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 — Noam grows disillusioned with traditional peace activism.  She pivots to stand-up and quickly attracts attention across the Middle East.  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.

“Finds humour and heartbreak in israeli comedian noam shuster eliassi’s attempts to bridge the divide…” — Screen International

“Urgent, eye-opening and enormously compassionate…” — Variety

“A compelling guide to the middle east mess… ” — Hollywood Reporter

“Provides a compelling front row seat to a country on the brink of implosion, with eliassi’s humor and insights acting as a melancholic elegy for a peace that, at least until real change happens soon, might not ever come.” — Indiewire