Photo Booth (2022)
1h 53m
Running Time
September 23, 2022Release Date
Plot.
Outraged by the latest bombing of Gaza, Palestinian queer activists Hamza and Walid recruit queer novelist Jean Genet to help them sabotage the Eurovision song contest in Jericho. Their method? Secure the collaboration of Buddy and Pedro, Toronto's famous gay penguins... The emergence of queer BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) as a dynamic Palestinian-led global movement is brought to vivid life through interviews and actions, opera and agitprop, protests and pranks. Recounting fifteen years of passionate activism in Toronto and worldwide, Photo Booth juxtaposes a surreal operatic narrative with documentary scenes that explore pride and pink-washing, gay soldiers and homo-nationalism, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, and the accelerating weaponization of anti-Semitism.
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Cast & Crew.

John Gilbert
Jean Genet

Sam Al Esai
Hamza Khoury

Alexander Chapman
Heather

Stephen Chen
Gerry

Stephen Chen
Gerry

Ramzi Zain
Walid Khoury

Allegra Fulton
Narrator

Ali Abunimah
Self

Judith Butler
Self

Ghadir Shafie
Self

Omar Barghouti
Self

Kalil Haddad
Alex Trebek / Additional Editing

Laura Levin
Prison Guard

Laura Levin
Prison Guard

Dustin Peters
Buddy

Stefano Wild
Pedro

Sean Lui
Pedro

Emma Tomas
Additional Editing

Ric Brown
Wedding Dancer

Avrïl Jacobson
Additional Editing

Shant Joshi
Associate Producer

Melissa Stewart
Costume Designer

Maya Bankovic
Additional Photography

Sabrina Budiman
Additional Editing

Lokchi Lam
Visual Effects

Lulu Wei
Additional Photography

Jared Raab
Additional Photography

Kyle Rogers
Additional Editing

Lucas Treleaven
Additional Editing

Daria Savic
Production Design

Sharon Yoo
Makeup & Hair

Johnny Nghiem
Production Design
Media.
