The documentary follows Israeli activist-comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi as she creates a comedy show by the same name. Shot over five tumultuous years, the film traces Noam’s personal, professional and political journey in tandem with the region’s steady deterioration. Raised in a bilingual Israeli-Palestinian village – the only intentionally integrated community in the country – Noam grows disillusioned with traditional peace activism. She pivots to stand-up and quickly attracts attention across the Middle East. But as her star rises, everything around her falls apart. With biting satire, Noam pushes her audiences to face difficult truths that aren’t always funny but do remind us that another reality is possible.

“Urgent, eye-opening and enormously compassionate… Rarely has comedy felt this serious and urgent” (Variety)

Amber Fares is an award-winning documentary filmmaker best known for her directorial debut SPEED SISTERS (Hot Docs, 2015), which aired internationally on Netflix, Al Jazeera and RAI. A “Sundance Momentum” fellow and “Pillars Artist” fellow, she is Canadian and currently based in New York.

Filmography (selection): 2015 SPEED SISTERS, 2023 WE ARE AYENDA, 2025 COEXISTENCE, MY ASS!

Awards (selection): Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression (Sundance Film Festival, USA 2025), Golden Alexander (Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Greece 2025), Center for Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award (Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Durham/USA 2025), Grand Prix Wrocław (Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Poland 2025)