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From Hiam’s sisters, we learn that Abbass was the one most popular with the opposite sex while growing up, inspiring some funny stories about how their stern father reacted to her many boyfriends.
Hiam Abbass will sustain the viewer’s attention for its entire 80 minute duration. By the end, the audience will be drenched in a wide spectrum of emotions.
Palestinian-French actress Hiam Abbass and her filmmaker daughter Lina Soualem touch down at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday with documentary Bye Bye Tiberias. The intimate work ...
A documentary about Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass that depicts how four generations of women in her family were shaped by exile has premiered before an emotional audience in Marrakech.
HIAM ABBASS: I was already talking to a producer who wanted to do a movie. Lina had just finished her documentary about her other grandparents, and I saw what she was capable of, and said, ‘Why ...
Annermarie Jacir’s timely historical feature “Palestine 36” - Palestine’s official submission to the 2026 Oscars - has been ...
According to Abbass, what finally spurred a shift was a realization that just maybe, being onscreen in a horror picture would help her shake off her viewing jitters.
From Hiam’s sisters, we learn that Abbass was the one most popular with the opposite sex while growing up, inspiring some funny stories about how their stern father reacted to her many ...
MARRAKECH, Morocco — Thirty years ago, Palestinian actor Hiam Abbass left her home to pursue her dreams of being in the movies, joining generations of women in her family who were shaped by ...
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Thirty years ago, Palestinian actor Hiam Abbass left her home to pursue her dreams of being in the movies, joining generations of women in her family who were shaped by exile ...