Ecrans d’Aflam | Treat Me Like Your Mother de Mohamad Abdouni

Editorial

From its creation, Aflam has affirmed its desire to reach all audiences: film lovers, young viewers and everyone who does not naturally gravitate toward cultural venues. As part of this effort, every semester Aflam offers screenings in cultural venues, organized into thematic series open to all: Les Écrans d’Aflam. Each screening is followed by a discussion, often led by the filmmakers or by a guest specifically chosen for the occasion.

Screening followed by a discussion, in partnership with the Marseille LGBTQIA+ Center and the Ma3na collective.

Treat Me Like Your Mother

by Mohamad Abdouni | 2025 | Lebanon | 1h16 | French subtitles

An intimate and political portrait of Beirut’s trans community. Through a photographic documentary that gives a voice to four Lebanese trans women, Treat Me Like Your Mother traces their journeys, from the first state-supported gender-affirming surgery in 1997 to the disappearance of safe spaces. Combining personal archives, videos filmed at home and the participants’ testimonies, the film explores the little-known history of Beirut’s trans community.

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Screenings in Les Écrans d’Aflam