BABA

By Sam ARBOR, Adam ALI

OVER THE FENCE FILMS - as SALES / PROD

Drama - Completed 2021

An unexpected discovery forces Britannia, a queer Libyan teenager, to question whether to stay or flee his beloved homeland.

Festivals
& Awards

Iris Prize 2021
Best International Short
Iris Prize 2021
Best British Short
Flickerfest International 2022
Best Rainbow Short
BFI Flare 2022
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Drama, LGBT
    • Countries
    • UNITED KINGDOM
    • Languages
    • ARABIC, ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 18 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sam ARBOR, Adam ALI
    • Producer(s)
    • Hannah STEVENSON (Wingarm), Susan SIMNETT (OVER THE FENCE FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • Rejected by his family for his queerness and oppressed by his country for the same, reckless Libyan teenager “Britannia” gets an interview at the British Embassy, gateway to his childhood dream of stepping into the pulsing queer world that is Manchester’s Canal Street. But he needs his passport. Plagued by memories of his oppressive Baba but supported by his found family of queers, he sneaks back to the family house to retrieve it. There, an unexpected discovery strikes deep and forces him to question where his dreams truly lie.