Noam Shuster-Eliassi grew up in Neve Shalom, an intentionally integrated “oasis of peace” overlooking the Ayalon Valley. Raised by an Iranian Jewish mom and Romanian Jewish father, Noam was born into activism and the pursuit of equal human rights in Israel/Palestine. She spent her teen years advocating for peace and landed a UN job after college. Dissatisfied with the impact of her work there, Noam receives a timely invitation from Harvard to create a peace project, which she accepts. She chooses to craft a comedy show, thinking that the stage will help amplify both her voice and cause. Director Amber Fares’s compellingly forthright film follows Noam on this deeply personal and political journey, as she effectively uses acumen and satire to navigate difficult territory even as dire events unfold at home. Noam’s message never wavers in its intent to voice resistance, and she clearly outlines a simple truth: coexistence can only happen between equals.  WM