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TRACES OF HOME IS A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM THAT EXPLORES MIGRATION, TRAUMA, AND IDENTITY THROUGH AN INTIMATE FAMILY JOURNEY. IN ORDER TO DISCOVER HER CULTURAL ROOTS, FILMMAKER COLETTE GHUNIM TAKES HER PARENTS TO FIND THEIR CHILDHOOD HOMES IN MEXICO AND PALESTINE. ALONG THE WAY, SHE MUST FACE DEEP TRAUMAS THAT SHAPE HER NOTIONS OF HOME IN SUBURBAN AMERICA.
The Director
Colette Ghunim | The Director
As a documentary filmmaker and nonprofit co-founder, Colette Ghunim’s passion lies at the cross section of social impact and visual storytelling. Her first documentary, The People’s Girls, received over 2 million views and Best Short Documentary at the Arab Film Festival for its bold spotlight on street harassment in Egypt.
As part of the Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator Program and the 2020 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship, she is directing Traces of Home, her first feature-length film documenting her journey back to Mexico and Palestine to locate her parents’ original homes, which they were forced to leave decades ago. Colette’s work has been highlighted on international outlets such as Huffington Post, Al Jazeera, Univision, and TEDx. She is also the co-founder of Mezcla Media Collective, a nonprofit organization that lifts up over 700 women and non-binary filmmakers of color in Chicago.
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