Origin: USA | Documentary | Director: Colette Ghunim | 93 minutes

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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. – Bedatri D. Choudhury

More information:
https://bavc.org/world-premiere-of-traces-of-home-by-colette-ghunim
https://tracesofhome.com/

Festivals and Awards:
World Premiere DOC NYC 2025, Award: Grand Jury Prize, Best U.S. Documentary
Chicago Palestine Film Festival 2026: https://www.palestinefilmfest.com/schedule/traces-of-home
Toronto Palestine Film Festival 2026: https://www.tpff.ca/program-2026-2/tracesofhome

Website: watermelonpictures.com/films/traces-of-home

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