Diary of a Male Whore (Yawmiyat Ahir)

This thought-provoking short provides a window into a life rarely seen. Philadelphia Palestine Film Festival

Esam, a young Arab war refugee who lives in Tel Aviv, makes his living as a male prostitute. His physical pleasure , that make him forget his hunger, remind him constantly of his childhood memories in his home village.

Palestine 2001, Tawfik Abu Wael, fiction, 14 min, Beta, colour, Arabic with English subtitles
Director Tawfik Abu Wael | Script Tawfik Abu Wael | Production Tawfik Abu Wael | Camera Asaf Sudri | Sound Naomi El‘aani | Editing Yotam Ben Meir | Cast Tahir Mahamid, Sami Habki, Ruthi Bernstine, Shiri Hadari, Ali Suleiman

Subjects: Memory, Violence, Palestine, Israel, Occupation, Prostitution, Tel Aviv, 1948 

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