I Never Promised You a Jasmine Garden
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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 |
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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 women struggling to suppress her emotions during a phone call with her best friend Sarab (Sandy El-Bitar).
The film was screened in Telefilm Canada's annual Not Short on Talent showcase at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, and had its public premiere at the 2024 Canadian Film Festival. It was subsequently screened at the 2024 Inside Out Film and Video Festival, and was submitted to the 2024 Iris Prize competition for LGBTQ films.