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Traces of Home

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In Traces of Home, in Co-Production with Kartemquin Films and funded by Latino Public Broadcasting and the Sundance Film Institute, filmmaker Colette Ghunim embarks on journeys with her parents to find the ancestral houses they were forced to flee as children in Mexico and Palestine. What begins as a desire to connect to Colette's cultural origins reveals an internal quest to heal her disconnect with her parents, and, ultimately, with herself.
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Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies 1 day ago
3/4
This documentary ... is incredibly personal, but it is so with such a degree of specificity that we come to understand the story of this family on its own terms and in a more general sense... Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 3 days ago
An emotionally engrossing, provocative, powerful and timely documentary. Go to Full Review Alan Ng Film Threat Nov 25, 2025
8/10
In Traces of Home, our past has a way of resurfacing no matter how hard we try to bury it. Only by confronting those old wounds can we find a new path to walk together. Go to Full Review Lapacazo Magrira Sandoval New York Amsterdam News Nov 21, 2025
It’s a stunning debut for filmmaker Colette Ghunim. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Colette Ghunim

Director

Sara Maamouri

Producer

Dan Rybicky

Producer

Capella Fahoome

Producer

Dena Takruri

Executive Producer

Keith Wilson

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Synopsis In Traces of Home, in Co-Production with Kartemquin Films and funded by Latino Public Broadcasting and the Sundance Film Institute, filmmaker Colette Ghunim embarks on journeys with her parents to find the ancestral houses they were forced to flee as children in Mexico and Palestine. What begins as a desire to connect to Colette's cultural origins reveals an internal quest to heal her disconnect with her parents, and, ultimately, with herself.
Director
Colette Ghunim
Producer
Sara Maamouri, Dan Rybicky, Capella Fahoome
Distributor
Watermelon Pictures
Production Co
Kartemquin Films
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 18, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 33m
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