Far from Maine

A somber, letter-driven meditation on loss and moral witness that asks you to sit with discomfort and remember.

Directed by

Roy Cohen

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Roy Cohen, Tobias Stein, Shurouq Swaiti

Tagline

Nothing started on October 7th, but everything has changed.

Overview

Haunted by the killing by Israeli police of a Palestinian friend from his youth, an Israeli queer filmmaker embarks on a cinematic dialogue across time — confronting memory, friendship, and the genocide unfolding today. In this intimate cinematic letter, Israeli filmmaker Roy Cohen addresses his Palestinian friend and fellow peace activist Aseel Aslih, who was murdered by Israeli police in their youth. Cohen tells Aslih of his experiences navigating a growingly genocidal society and seeks Aslih’s moral clarity and resilience in the evocative letters he had written as a teenager.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, dark and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Grief, friendship, memory, identity

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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