Series 2. Episode 1: Cherien Dabis on All That’s Left Of You.

In this episode, we speak with filmmaker and actor Cherien Dabis about her powerful film All That’s Left of You. We discuss the origins of this sweeping Palestinian family story, the deeply personal choices behind its casting including working with the Bakri family and what it was like for Cherien to direct herself in such an intimate role. 

 

Cherien reflects on making the film amid war, curfews, and escalating violence and the resilience required to keep going under impossible conditions. 

 

Cherien Dabis is a Palestinian-American Emmy Award nominated TV and Oscar shortlisted film director and an actress whose work includes starring in Mo Amer’s hit Netflix show Mo.

 

Her latest feature film All That’s Left of You will be released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on February 6th 2026 and is distributed by T A P E Collective. 

 

Find a screening near you:

https://www.tapecollective.co.uk/feature-films/all-thats-left-of-you

 

Hosted by Sarah Agha 

Produced by Hemeroscope Studios 

Music by Mina Samy 

Cover image by Stephanie Diani

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Releasedatum: 4-2-2026 17:40:00