Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Interview with Tawfeek Barhom for the Palme-d'Or winning short I'm Glad You're Dead Now presented at 2025 Doha Film Festival. Interview conducted by Eric Lavallée for IONCINEMA.com.
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Timestamps:
0:30 - Congrats on winning the Palme d'Or - did you look back at some of the winners?
1:43 - It's much harder in the short form...every second matters
3:50 - Your recent school of cinema Tarik Saleh, Arkasha Stevenson, Jonathan Millet and Terrence Malick - how did working with them help inform you on your choices as a director?
10:03 - Eating half a lemon can relate to themes of clarity, resilience in the face of bitterness, and purification. I’d like to talk about the idea of shared trauma that is compounded by the unique fact that the burden ultimately rests on one person's shoulders.
11:47 - Tell me about a title that resonates -- it really sticks out...
14:18 - I like the element of time here - I love that this film feels like one moment...
15:11 - You worked on Terrence Malick's The Way of the Wind - what did working with him mean to you?
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CREDITS:
Producer: Tawfeek Barhom, Akis Polizos, Stylianos Kotionis, Alexandre Perrier
Director: Tawfeek Barhom
Screenplay: Tawfeek Barhom
Cast: Ashraf Barhom, Tawfeek Barhom
Director of photography: Giorgos Valsamis
Editing: Lambis Haralambidis
IONCINEMA.com is a media outlet featuring daily news, reviews and interviews in American indie, world cinema, documentary film & film festivals. Our motto: We heart subtitles!
Interview with Tawfeek Barhom for the Palme-d'Or winning short I'm Glad You're Dead Now presented at 2025 Doha Film Festival. Interview conducted by Eric Lavallée for IONCINEMA.com.
Please support us by SUBSCRIBING to our Youtube channel!:
youtube.com/user/ioncinema?sub_confirmation=1
Let us know what you think of his short and his acting work - leave your comments below!
Timestamps:
0:30 - Congrats on winning the Palme d'Or - did you look back at some of the winners?
1:43 - It's much harder in the short form...every second matters
3:50 - Your recent school of cinema Tarik Saleh, Arkasha Stevenson, Jonathan Millet and Terrence Malick - how did working with them help inform you on your choices as a director?
10:03 - Eating half a lemon can relate to themes of clarity, resilience in the face of bitterness, and purification. I’d like to talk about the idea of shared trauma that is compounded by the unique fact that the burden ultimately rests on one person's shoulders.
11:47 - Tell me about a title that resonates -- it really sticks out...
14:18 - I like the element of time here - I love that this film feels like one moment...
15:11 - You worked on Terrence Malick's The Way of the Wind - what did working with him mean to you?
CONNECT with IONCINEMA.com
Visit our website: ioncinema.com
Twitter: twitter.com/ioncinema
Facebook: facebook.com/ioncinema
Instagram: instagram.com/ioncinema
CREDITS:
Producer: Tawfeek Barhom, Akis Polizos, Stylianos Kotionis, Alexandre Perrier
Director: Tawfeek Barhom
Screenplay: Tawfeek Barhom
Cast: Ashraf Barhom, Tawfeek Barhom
Director of photography: Giorgos Valsamis
Editing: Lambis Haralambidis
IONCINEMA.com is a media outlet featuring daily news, reviews and interviews in American indie, world cinema, documentary film & film festivals. Our motto: We heart subtitles!
