Traces of Home
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.
Cast: Colette Ghunim, Hosni Ghunim, Iza Ghunim
Traces of Home
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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Colette Ghunim
- Producers
- Sara Maamouri, Dena Takruri, Dan Rybicky, Keith Wilson
- Studio
- Kartemquin Films, Sundance Institute, Latino Public Broadcasting