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Feels Like Home
Oct 25, 1pm
Mawtini (My Homeland)
Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller
Directed by
Canada
19 Minutes
Arabic, English
Synopsis
Together Nawal, a young Palestinian woman, and Tanya, an older Indigenous woman, start a guerrilla garden on the lawn of their apartment building and battle middle management to make it to harvest.

About the Director
Fateema is a queer Palestinian/Canadian filmmaker whose work explores themes of fragmented identity, isolation and connection through "oh no, should I laugh?" comedy. She is passionate about creating nuanced representation of Arabs and Muslims for the screen and prioritizes making space for marginalized voices both in front of and behind the camera.
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