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Aisha's Story

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Aisha Azzam and her husband start their family grain mill in Baqa'a refugee camp in Jordan. She treasures her role in safeguarding culture by milling the wheat and herbs essential to Palestinian cuisine and passing on her knowledge to the next generation. Through food, Aisha traces the story of Palestinian displacement and rebuilding family and community in a refugee camp. Harvesting, milling, cooking, and feasts ground the film's arc of displacement, longing, and resistance.

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Synopsis Aisha Azzam and her husband start their family grain mill in Baqa'a refugee camp in Jordan. She treasures her role in safeguarding culture by milling the wheat and herbs essential to Palestinian cuisine and passing on her knowledge to the next generation. Through food, Aisha traces the story of Palestinian displacement and rebuilding family and community in a refugee camp. Harvesting, milling, cooking, and feasts ground the film's arc of displacement, longing, and resistance.
Director
Elizabeth Vibert, Chen Wang
Producer
Elizabeth Vibert, Salam Barakat Guenette, Arnold Lim, Letay Williams
Screenwriter
Elizabeth Vibert
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 3m