Coexistence, My Ass!

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Coexistence, My Ass!

Oct 2025

1h 35m

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Noam Shuster Eliassi grew up the literal poster child for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process before making a hard pivot to stand-up comedy and political satire. But as the region sinks deeper into devastating violence, she must meet the moment by challenging her audiences with hard truths that are no laughing matter.

Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

Oct 29

The film leaves the impression that, sadly, comedy may be one of the only paths to peace left in the region.

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Leslie Felperin

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 29

A film left bereft, like Israel and Palestine themselves, with no easy conclusions or closure. Nevertheless, director Amber Fares succeeds in building a sympathetic portrait of bravery and character under pressure.

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Zachary Lee

RogerEbert.com

Oct 29

3.5/4

Accord is not possible when there’s an imbalance of power, yet 'Coexistence, My Ass!’ uses humor as a cathartic, light-hearted vehicle to entertain what a plausible reconciliation might look like.

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

Nov 8

You’ve probably seen a lot of documentaries about comedians, and even more than that about Israel/Palestine. But this one is different and more interesting than most of both.

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

Nov 7

7/10

Named after Noam's one-woman Harvard show, Fares' film uses that performance as the connective glue to return to as a way of refocusing things before the next real world transition impacts her subject's evolution.

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Christopher Campbell

Nonfics (Substack)

Oct 31

Coexistence, My Ass! isn’t just a promotion of Shuster-Eliassi’s comedy and causes, and you don’t have to like her or her politics to appreciate her story, as it’s depicted in the film.

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John H

@jhritz Nov 12

It is frankly an incongruity that someone can bring comedy, radicalism, and diplomacy to the same conflict let alone for decades. Recommended.

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Synopsis

Noam Shuster Eliassi grew up the literal poster child for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process before making a hard pivot to stand-up comedy and political satire. But as the region sinks deeper into devastating violence, she must meet the moment by challenging her audiences with hard truths that are no laughing matter.

Director: Amber Fares
Producer: Amber Fares, Rachel Leah Jones, Valérie Montmartin
Screenwriter: Rachel Leah Jones, Rabab Haj Yahya
Distributor: mTuckman Media
Production Co: Home Made Docs, Little Big Story, My Teez Production, Intuitive Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 29, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 35m