Coexistence, My Ass! is a 2025 American-French documentary film directed by Amber Fares. The film follows Israeli comedian and activist Noam Shuster-Eliassi as she develops and performs her one-woman show addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through satire. Raised in Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, a cooperative village founded by Jews and Palestinians, Shuster-Eliassi's unique background informs her comedic approach to peace activism. The documentary captures her journey from working as a UN diplomat to embracing comedy as a tool for social change, highlighting the challenges she faces in a region marked by deep-seated tensions.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival 2025: World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression
Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival 2025: Golden Alexander Award for Best Documentary
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2025: Center for Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award
Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2025: Lower Silesia Grand Prix
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 7PM
RT: 95 mins
Dir: AMBER FARES
Coexistence, My Ass! is a 2025 American-French documentary film directed by Amber Fares. The film follows Israeli comedian and activist Noam Shuster-Eliassi as she develops and performs her one-woman show addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through satire. Raised in Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, a cooperative village founded by Jews and Palestinians, Shuster-Eliassi's unique background informs her comedic approach to peace activism. The documentary captures her journey from working as a UN diplomat to embracing comedy as a tool for social change, highlighting the challenges she faces in a region marked by deep-seated tensions.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival 2025: World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression
Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival 2025: Golden Alexander Award for Best Documentary
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2025: Center for Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award
Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2025: Lower Silesia Grand Prix
Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 7PM
RT: 95 mins
Dir: AMBER FARES