Photo Booth

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

Played Jean Genet
Sam Al Esai

Played Hamza Khoury
Alexander Chapman

Played Heather
Stephen Chen

Played Gerry
Ramzi Zain

Played Walid Khoury
Allegra Fulton

Played Narrator
Ali Abunimah

Played Self
Judith Butler

Played Self
Ghadir Shafie

Played Self
Omar Barghouti

Played Self
Kalil Haddad

Played Alex Trebek
Laura Levin

Played Prison Guard
Dustin Peters

Played Buddy
Stefano Wild

Played Pedro
Sean Lui

Played Pedro
Ric Brown

Played Wedding Dancer

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