SYNOPSIS
A journey back to the places memory calls home.
From filmmaker Colette Ghunim comes an extraordinary journey of self-discovery, as she undertakes a quest to reunite her parents with the ancestral homes they were forced to flee as children in Palestine and Mexico. Filmed over five years and featuring evocative animation and archival footage, Traces of Home is a meditation on memory and an unflinching look at what it takes to find our way back home to ourselves.
Content advisory: This documentary explores heavy emotional themes, including political conflict, childhood trauma and domestic abuse.
GRAND JURY PRIZEBest U.S. Documentary — DOC NYC
