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Opening January 12 in NYC, January 19 in LA**BYE BYE TIBERIAS  A film by Lina SoualemIn theaters in NYC January 12 and Los Angeles January 19 SYNOPSIS: In her early twenties, Hiam Abbass left her native Palestinian village to follow her dream of becoming an actress in Europe, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and seven sisters. Thirty years later, her filmmaker daughter Lina returns with her to the village and questions for the first time her mother’s bold choices, her chosen exile and the way the women in their family influenced both their lives. Set between past and present, Bye Bye Tiberias pieces together images of today, family footage from the nineties and historical archives to portray four generations of daring Palestinian women who keep their story and legacy alive through the strength of their bonds, despite exile, dispossession, and heartbreak.    DIRECTOR: Lina Soualem PARTICIPANT: Hiam Abbass (Succession, Ramy, Blade Runner 2049)