‘Prisoner’ by Rame Ibrahim

TOURFILM SCREENING
Written By Lama Koubrously

'Prisoner' follows Adam, a 12-year-old refugee, confronting the unsettling reality of his father Saeed’s past as a political prisoner.

Rame Ibrahim 
Rame Ibrahim is a Palestinian-Canadian filmmaker whose work delves into the reality of Palestinian politics of displacement, intergenerational trauma and agency. His films, include 'Eid', 'Ahmed', and 'Prisoner', have screened internationally, with 'Prisoner' being shortlisted for the Young Director Awards and Arab Film Festival. He holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia and is an alumnus of the DOXA and VIFF mentorship programs.

This screening is part of the 17th Arab Film Festival in partnership with Nadi Lekol Nas.

14min | 2025 | Canada / Palestine

Lama Koubrously
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