Baba
Libya • 2021 • 18 min
Story
Living in the tunnels beneath Tripoli, a queer Libyan teenager dreams of escape to a better life.
Why watch?
• Winner of the Iris Prize for both Best International Short Film and Best British Short - only the second film ever to win both major awards
• Short of the Week
• Vimeo Staff Pick
“A stylish and surprisingly joyful look at underground queer Libyan life, anchored by a magnetic, fierce performance from Adam Ali.”
BFI Flare Selection Committee
Did you know?
• Baba was billed as the first LGBTQIA+ film set in Libya.
• British-Libyan Adam Ali pulls triple duty here as co-writer, co-director and star. He earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Little America and won Best Actor at the Red Sea International Film Festival for Europa.
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