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

Ramzi Zain
Walid Khoury

Stephen Chen
Gerry

Allegra Fulton
Narrator

Ali Abunimah
Self

Judith Butler
Self

Ghadir Shafie
Self

Omar Barghouti
Self

Laura Levin
Prison Guard

Kalil Haddad
Alex Trebek / Additional Editing

Laura Levin
Prison Guard

Dustin Peters
Buddy

Stefano Wild
Pedro

Sean Lui
Pedro

Lulu Wei
Additional Photography

Ric Brown
Wedding Dancer

Maya Bankovic
Additional Photography

Jared Raab
Additional Photography

Anneli Ekborn
Producer

Shant Joshi
Associate Producer

Sabrina Budiman
Additional Editing

Lucas Treleaven
Additional Editing

Kyle Rogers
Additional Editing

Emma Tomas
Additional Editing

Avrïl Jacobson
Additional Editing

Melissa Stewart
Costume Designer

Johnny Nghiem
Production Design

Daria Savic
Production Design

Sharon Yoo
Makeup & Hair

Lokchi Lam
Visual Effects

John Greyson
Director / Writer

Nick White
Editor

Everett Major
Sound Editor

David Wall
Music

Kim Derko
Director of Photography

Matt Greyson
Third Assistant Director
Media.
