Outraged by the latest bombing of Gaza, Palestinian queer activists Hamza and Walid recruit queer novelist Jean Genet to help them sabotage the Eurovision song contest in Jericho. Their method? Secure the collaboration of Buddy and Pedro, Toronto's famous gay penguins... The emergence of queer BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) as a dynamic Palestinian-led global movement is brought to vivid life through interviews and actions, opera and agitprop, protests and pranks. Recounting fifteen years of passionate activism in Toronto and worldwide, Photo Booth juxtaposes a surreal operatic narrative with documentary scenes that explore pride and pink-washing, gay soldiers and homo-nationalism, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, and the accelerating weaponization of anti-Semitism.
Directing | John Greyson | Director |
Writing | John Greyson | Writer |
Editing | Nick White | Editor |
Sound | Everett Major | Sound Editor |
Sound | David Wall | Music |
Camera | Kim Derko | Director of Photography |
Camera | Lulu Wei | Additional Photography |
Camera | Maya Bankovic | Additional Photography |
Camera | Jared Raab | Additional Photography |
Production | Anneli Ekborn | Producer |
Production | Shant Joshi | Associate Producer |
Editing | Sabrina Budiman | Additional Editing |
Editing | Lucas Treleaven | Additional Editing |
Editing | Kyle Rogers | Additional Editing |
Editing | Emma Tomas | Additional Editing |
Editing | Avrïl Jacobson | Additional Editing |
Costume & Make-Up | Melissa Stewart | Costume Designer |
Art | Johnny Nghiem | Production Design |
Art | Daria Savic | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Sharon Yoo | Makeup & Hair |
Visual Effects | Lokchi Lam | Visual Effects |
Editing | Kalil Haddad | Additional Editing |