autobiographical – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

BYE BYE TIBERIAS (TIFF 2023) – Review by Valerie Kalfrin

September 20, 2023September 21, 2023 Valerie Kalfrin autobiographical, Bye Bye Tiberias, documentary, Gladys Joujou, Hiam Abbas, Lina Soualem, Nadine Naous, TIFF 2023

An exploration of memory, separation, and connections fractured but not broken, Lina Soualem’s Bye Bye Tiberias puts Hiam Abbas (adored actress and the filmmaker’s mother) under the microscope, comparing some of her life’s choices with those of her mother and grandmother and the changing landscape around their homeland. Shown at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the film is a deeply personal, layered journey that demonstrates how we can try to uncover the past but never truly know it.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK October 25, 2019: SERENDIPITY

October 19, 2019October 27, 2019 awfj-admin 0 Comments autobiographical, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, documentary, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, Marilyn Ferdinand., nikki baughan, prune nourry, sandie angulo chen, serendipity, Sheila Roberts

Thoughtful, contemplative, and deeply personal, French artist Prune Nourry’s documentary “Serendipity” is an intimate glimpse inside the mind of a woman coping with the unexpected. Blindsided by a breast cancer diagnosis at age 31, Nourry channels her anger and fear over her health into art, documenting her treatment, her feelings, and the profound changes her body goes through.

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SERENDIPITY – Review by Sheila Roberts

October 17, 2019October 19, 2019 Sheila Roberts (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments agnes varda, autobiographical, cancer, documentary, motw, Movie of the Week, prune nourry, serendipity

French-born artist Prune Nourry’s autobiographical documentary, Serendipity, is a stunning first feature that explores in her own words her impassioned yet contemplative response to a potentially devastating breast cancer diagnosis she received in 2016 at age 31.

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SERENDIPITY – Review by Roxana Hadadi

September 15, 2019February 25, 2020 Roxana Hadadi 0 Comments artists, autobiographical, cancer, documentaries, prune nourry, serendipity

Shot after French sculptor Prune Nourry learned of her breast cancer diagnosis and capturing elements of her treatment, Serendipity works as a compact collection of the artist’s creations and a meditation on what her cancer diagnosis means for her as a woman and as a creative force.