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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.
Cast: John Gilbert, Sam Al Esai, Alexander Chapman, Stephen Chen, Ramzi Zain, Allegra Fulton, Ali Abunimah, Judith Butler, Ghadir Shafie, Omar Barghouti, Kalil Haddad, Laura Levin, Dustin Peters, Stefano Wild, Sean Lui, Ric Brown
Writer: John Greyson (Writer)
Cinematographer: Kim Derko
Production Designer: Johnny Nghiem, Daria Savic
Editor: Nick White
Sound Designer: Everett Major
Composer: David Wall
Costume Designer: Melissa Stewart
Direction team: Matt Greyson (Third Assistant Director)
Producers: Anneli Ekborn, Shant Joshi
Production: Greyzone
