{{short description|2025 short film directed by Tawfeek Barhom}} {{Infobox film | name = I'm Glad You're Dead Now | image = I'm Glad You're Dead Now.jpg | caption = International promotional poster | director = Tawfeek Barhom | producer = {{Plainlist| * Tawfeek Barhom * Stelios Cotionis * Akis Polizos }} | writer = Tawfeek Barhom | starring = {{Plainlist| * Tawfeek Barhom * Ashraf Barhom }} | music = Andy Shortwave | cinematography = Giorgos Valsamis | editing = Lambis Haralambidis | studio = Foss Productions<br>Kidam | distributor = | released = {{film date|2025|5|21|Cannes|df=y}} | runtime = 14 minutes | country = Palestine<br>France<br>Greece | language = Arabic }} '''''I'm Glad You're Dead Now''''' is a 2025 drama short film written, produced, directed and starring Tawfeek Barhom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cannes 2025: Palestinian director wins Best Short Film award for 'I'm glad you're dead now' |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/europe/cannes-2025-palestinian-director-best-short-film |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}}</ref> A co-production between Palestine, France and Greece, it follows two brothers who confront buried secrets from their past when they return to the island where they were born and raised.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |first=ToI |date=2025-05-25 |title=Arab Israeli filmmaker wins prize at Cannes: ‘This is for Palestine and for peace’ |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-israeli-filmmaker-wins-prize-at-cannes-this-is-for-palestine-and-for-peace/ |access-date=2026-05-25 |work=The Times of Israel |language=en-US |issn=0040-7909}}</ref>
The film had its world premiere at the Short Films competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May, where it won the Short Film Palme d'Or.
== Summary == A co-production between Palestine, France and Greece, the film stars Tawfeek Barhom and Ashraf Barhom as Reda and Abu Rashid, two brothers who confront buried secrets from their past when they return to the island where they were born and raised.
== Cast ==
* Tawfeek Barhom as Reda * Ashraf Barhom as Abu Rashid
== Release == The film premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-22 |title=Life is strange in the Cannes Short Film Competition |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/477783/ |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema |language=en}}</ref> where it was the winner of the Short Film Palme d'Or.<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘It Was Just An Accident’ wins Palme d’Or at 2025 Cannes Film Festival |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/it-was-just-an-accident-wins-palme-dor-at-2025-cannes-film-festival/5205476.article |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=Screen |language=en}}</ref>
Following its Cannes premiere, Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara later joined the film as executive producers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |date=2025-11-17 |title=Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara Board Cannes-Winning Palestinian Short 'I'm Glad You're Dead Now' as Executive Producers (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/rooney-mara-joaquin-phoenix-im-glad-youre-dead-now-1236583475/ |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Accolades == Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals around the world: {| class="wikitable" !Year !Festivals !Award/Category !Status |- | rowspan="3" |2025 |Cannes Film Festival |Short Film Palme d'Or<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-11-18 |title=Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara join Cannes-winning short; Hollywood duo back 'I'm Glad You're Dead Now' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/joaquin-phoenix-and-rooney-mara-join-cannes-winning-short-hollywood-duo-back-im-glad-youre-dead-now/articleshow/125398640.cms |access-date=2025-12-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |{{Won}} |- |Toronto International Film Festival |Best Short Film<ref>{{Cite web |title=See the world in short form: TIFF announces its 2025 Short Cuts programme |url=https://tiff.net/press/news/see-the-world-in-short-form-tiff-announces-its-2025-short-cuts-programme |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=TIFF |language=en}}</ref> |{{Nominated}} |- |Athens International Film Festival |Best Director Award<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-13 |title=Sound of Falling and Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk win at Athens |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/484712/ |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema |language=en}}</ref> |{{Won}} |}
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== External links == *{{IMDb title|36724190}}
{{Short Film Palme d'Or Winners}}
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