2025 | United States of America, Qatar | Documentary

Traces Of Home

  • English, Arabic, Spanish 89 mins
  • Director | Colette Ghunim
  • Writer | Colette Ghunim, Sara Maamouri
  • Producer | Sara Maamouri, Dan Rybicky, Capella Fahoome

STATUS: Completed

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Delving into the past and not shying away from the dug-up pain, a young filmmaker speaks to her Mexican mother and Palestinian father about their trying journeys into the United States. In a society with rhetoric increasingly vilifying Mexicans and Palestinians, the filmmaker picks up her camera in a bid to address the grief at the center of the generational trauma that has underscored her relationship with her family. A meditation of loss and grief relieved, ultimately, through reconciliation.

Identity Migration Memory Trauma Home
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