• “A stunning debut for filmmaker Colette Ghunim."

    —Lapacazo Sandoval, Amsterdam News

  • “A poignant and emotionally resonant exploration of the multiple ways that unspoken pain transfers between generations.”

    —Eleanor Bader, The Indypendent

  • “If you want to see something you haven't seen before, give Traces of Home a shot.”

    —Steve Kopian, Unseen Films

ABOUT THE FILM

In her award-winning debut feature film Traces of Home, filmmaker Colette Ghunim embarks on journeys with her parents to find the ancestral houses they were forced to flee as children in Mexico and Palestine. Colette’s initial desire to heal her disconnect from her cultures and her parents reveals an internal quest to discover home within herself.

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BIG SKY FILM FESTIVAL MISSOULA, MONTANA FEBRUARY 16 2026

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DOC NYC FILM FESTIVAL nyc, NEW YORK NOVEMBER 2025

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