Treat Me Like Your Mother
"Trans* histories from Beirut's forgotten past"
Overview
Four trans women from Lebanon—Em Abed, Jamal Abdo, Antonella, and Mama Jad—recount lives shaped by resilience, love, and loss. Their stories span from the groundbreaking state-funded gender-affirming surgery of 1997 to the disappearance of Beirut’s once-safe queer spaces. Through personal photographs, archival footage, and recollections of places like the Raouche strip, their voices resurrect a forgotten history of community and survival amid war and oppression. Interwoven with the filmmaker’s own journey of self-discovery, this intimate documentary traces four decades of trans life in Beirut, celebrating friendship, identity, and the enduring spirit of chosen family.
About Treat Me Like Your Mother (2025)
Released in 2025, Treat Me Like Your Mother is a documentary film from Cold Cuts (Lebanon). It was directed by Mohamad Abdouni and written by Mohamad Abdouni. The cast is led by Antonella, Em Abed, Jamal Abdo and Mama Jad. With a runtime of 1h 15m, the film averages 10.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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