Joonam

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Joonam

2023

1h 40m

Documentary

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Spurred by a provocative family memory and a lifetime of separation from the country her mother left behind, a young filmmaker delves into her mother and grandmother's complicated pasts, and her own fractured Iranian identity.

Guy Lodge

Variety

01/29/2023

What powers this Sundance competition premiere through its lulls and blurs is the warmth and good humor of its core family dynamic — as implied by the title, a Farsi term of endearment.

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Marya E. Gates

RogerEbert.com

01/24/2023

A heartfelt exploration of those living within a diaspora, the fractured connection each generation has to their own culture, and the irrevocable bond of shared roots.

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Caryn James

The Hollywood Reporter

01/23/2023

The documentary veers uneasily between the cultural and personal aspects, never fully examining either one.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

11/29/2023

Genuinely heartfelt and illuminating.

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Margot Harrison

Seven Days (VT)

08/24/2023

4.5/5

[A] powerful, thought-provoking, tender film.

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Pat Mullen

POV Magazine

01/30/2023

While the film is unabashedly rough around the edges, it unearths moving revelations as Urich returns to the material. The moments that most resemble outtakes take Joonam beyond a mere personal exercise through family home videos and archives.

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Spurred by a provocative family memory and a lifetime of separation from the country her mother left behind, a young filmmaker delves into her mother and grandmother's complicated pasts, and her own fractured Iranian identity.

Director: Sierra Urich
Producer: Sierra Urich, Keith Wilson
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 40m

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