Far from Maine

Name: Far from Maine
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-06-14
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Roy Cohen, Tobias Stein, Shurouq Swaiti, Haifa Staiti, Alia Stein Cohen

Nothing started on October 7th, but everything has changed.

0.0 (0)2026-06-141h 35m

Documentary

Overview

Haunted by the killing by Israeli police of a Palestinian friend from his youth, an Israeli queer filmmaker embarks on a cinematic dialogue across time — confronting memory, friendship, and the genocide unfolding today. In this intimate cinematic letter, Israeli filmmaker Roy Cohen addresses his Palestinian friend and fellow peace activist Aseel Aslih, who was murdered by Israeli police in their youth. Cohen tells Aslih of his experiences navigating a growingly genocidal society and seeks Aslih’s moral clarity and resilience in the evocative letters he had written as a teenager.