April 18-21 Oriental Theatre

Traces of Home

Documentary
2025 Colette Ghunim 90m

Showtimes

Saturday, April 18, 2026

3:45PM Oriental Theatre - Herzfeld Cinema (east)

Sunday, April 19, 2026

10:00AM Oriental Theatre - Abele Cinema (main)

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

1:30PM Oriental Theatre - Herzfeld Cinema (east)

Description

In her award-winning debut feature film TRACES OF HOME, filmmaker Colette Ghunim follows her family through the complex histories of her Mexican mother and Palestinian father's journeys to the US and return to their homelands. Colette’s initial desire to heal her disconnect from her cultures and her parents reveals an internal quest to discover home within herself. This highly reflective and personal documentary doubles as a meditation on loss and grief relieved, ultimately, through reconciliation.

Series
Documentary Festival Favorites Program – MFF26
Cine Sin Fronteras Program – MFF26
Year
2025
Length
90 minutes
Language
Arabic, English, Spanish
Subtitles
English
Country
United States
Director
Colette Ghunim
Producers
Kartemquin Films, Capella Fahoome, Dan Rybicky, Sara Elyssa Maamouri
Writers
Sara Maamouri, Colette Ghunim
Cinematographer
Monica Wise, Rafiq Saadeh, Hosni Ghunim
Editor
Sara Maamouri, Loulwa Khoury, Laura Moya
Executive Producer
Keith Wilson, Dena Takruri, Malik Nabulsi, John Leguizamo, Melissa Barrera