TOMORROW on REEL TALK: Director Rame Ibrahim (@ramibrahim99 )
I’m sitting down with Palestinian-Canadian filmmaker Rame Ibrahim, whose work moves through memory, grief, and the tenderness of intergenerational love.
We spoke about his short Prisoner (2025), recently shortlisted for @youngdirectoraward at Cannes Lions. The film quietly and hauntingly follows Adam and his father, a former political prisoner, as the son begins to unravel his father’s past. It’s a story about love, inherited trauma, and bearing witness across time.
Rame also shared the story behind Eid (2024), a film shaped by personal loss and a stark reflection on systems of control over Palestinian bodies. Inspired by his uncle's story, Abdelaziz Ibrahim-a poster artist for the Palestinian Liberation Organization who was killed in an Israeli airstrike-Eid honours his uncle, his family, and the legacy carried through art.
We’re honoured to share Abdelaziz Ibrahim’s work in this feature, courtesy of Rame.
Slide 3: Bitter Fruit (1984)
Slide 4: A Blossom in Shatila (1982)
The conversation circles back to the beginning: the creative household Rame was raised in, how he slowly grew into his sensitivity to the world, and how that awareness pulses through every frame of his work.
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Prisoner is screening at the 29th Arab Film Festival, North America’s largest and
oldest festival of Arab cinema! @arabfilmmedia
“Prisoner” follows Adam, a 12-year-old refugee, confronting the unsettling reality of his father Saeed’s past as a political prisoner.
Sat, Nov 15th, 1:00 PM at The New Parkway Theater @thenewparkway
#AFF2025
�This workshop is designed for artists of all disciplines who are navigating ethical considerations when telling stories or creating work rooted in family, community, or personal history. Participants are encouraged to move beyond identity politics and instead craft powerful art that amplifies underrepresented voices.
Topics covered will include working with archives, futurism, and art making in the diaspora. Facilitated by filmmaker Rame Ibrahim and Interdisciplinary visual artist Noor Ghazal, the workshop will feature a presentation followed by an open discussion.
Date and time: Friday, 24 April from 11 AM to 3 PM
Location: Room 7000 SFU Harbour Centre
Lunch will be provided to registered participants
Register via the link in our bio!
Join CCMS for a community screening of two short films by Palestinian director Rame Ibrahim: Eid (2024) and Prisoner (2025).
This program features two short films, selected at international film festivals like the Arab Film Festival, by local Palestinian filmmaker Rame Ibrahim. He has been shortlisted at the Young Director Awards (YDA) at Cannes Lions 2025. His films offer intergenerational portrayals of Palestinian dispossession and diaspora. They explore the passage of time and intergenerational trauma reflecting on Palestinian life post-Nakba, whether as refugees in Syria or immigrants to Canada.
Following the screening will be a discussion moderated by Dr. André Elias Mazawi (UBC) and Q&A session with the cast and crew of Prisoner.
Location: Labatt Hall and Theatre, SFU Harbour Centre Room 1700
Doors open at 5:30 PM
Light refreshments will be provided
Register via the link in our bio!
The 2025 Arab Film Festival is proud to present Only a Baba — a heartfelt shorts program honoring Arab fathers and the quiet, complicated love that defines them.
Through a moving collection of short films, Only a Baba captures the many ways fathers show up for their children — to protect, to provide, to connect, and to heal. Whether they stumble or succeed, these stories remind us that fatherhood is rarely perfect, but often profoundly human.
Each film offers a tender reflection on love, sacrifice, and the unspoken bonds that shape us — reminding us that sometimes, trying is the greatest act of love.
✨ Experience Only a Baba at #AFF2025, screening Saturday, November 15 at 1:00 PM @ The New Parkway Theater in Oakland. ✨
🎟️ Secure your ticket or festival pass through the link in our bio.
