I Never Promised You a Jasmine Garden
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Directed byTeyama Alkamli
Written byTeyama Alkamli
Produced byTeyama Alkamli
StarringTara Hakim
Sandy El-Bitar
Sandy El-Bitar
| I Never Promised You a Jasmine Garden | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Teyama Alkamli |
| Written by | Teyama Alkamli |
| Produced by | Teyama Alkamli |
| Starring | Tara Hakim Sandy El-Bitar |
| Cinematography | Thomas Szacka-Marier |
| Edited by | Xi Feng |
Production company | Limbic Films |
| Distributed by | La Distributrice de films |
Release date |
|
Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | Arabic English |
I Never Promised You a Jasmine Garden is a Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Teyama Alkamli and released in 2024. The film stars Tara Hakim as Tara, a queer Palestinian-Canadian woman struggling to suppress her emotions during a phone call with her best friend Sarab (Sandy El-Bitar).[1]
The film was screened in Telefilm Canada's annual Not Short on Talent showcase at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival,[2] and had its public premiere at the 2024 Canadian Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2024 Inside Out Film and Video Festival,[1] and was submitted to the 2024 Iris Prize competition for LGBTQ films.
.svg){kind=small}