The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
Four trans women from Lebanon—Em Abed, Jamal Abdo, Antonella, and Mama Jad—recount lives shaped by resilience, love, and loss. Their stories span from the groundbreaking state-funded gender-affirming surgery of 1997 to the disappearance of Beirut’s once-safe queer spaces. Through personal photographs, archival footage, and recollections of places like the Raouche strip, their voices resurrect a forgotten history of community and survival amid war and oppression. Interwoven with the filmmaker’s own journey of self-discovery, this intimate documentary traces four decades of trans life in Beirut, celebrating friendship, identity, and the enduring spirit of chosen family.
Ratings
TMDB10/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Mohamad AbdouniDirector
- Mohamad AbdouniWriter
- Charbel HaberOriginal Music Composer
- Fadi TabbalOriginal Music Composer
- PostcardsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- AntonellaSelf
- Em AbedSelf
- Jamal AbdoSelf
- Mama JadSelf