Coexistence, My Ass!(HKAFF2025)

Growing up in Neve Shalom, an “oasis of peace” where Israelis and Palestinians choose to live together, Noam Shuster Eliassi spent a large portion of her life advocating for human rights for both Israelis and Palestinians. As part of a peace project for Harvard University, Shuster Eliassi channels her passion into a comedy show that offers both laughs and hard truths. This award-winning documentary follows Shuster Eliassi’s journey to create the show, made all the more difficult by the devastating violence unfolding at home. In the end, she makes a surprising argument why co-existence between the two sides is more impossible than ever.

Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression, World Cinema Documentary, Sundance Film Festival