Dialogue: Director Colette Ghunim and Guests will be present for post-film Q&A.
Saturday, April 11, 7:00 p.m. | In her award-winning debut feature film TRACES OF HOME, 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. Colette’s initial desire to heal her disconnect from her cultures and her parents reveals an internal quest to discover home within herself. Dialogue: Director Colette Ghunim and Guests will be present for post-film Q&A.
Preceded by:
SEEDS & ROOTS
2025, dir. Woround Younis Alqassas, 6 min, Palestine, In Arabic with English subtitles
Here in Gaza, where gunpowder is mixed with soil, Seba kneels to cleanse the soil from the ashes of war, watering it with her small cup – trying to revive memories buried in the seeds.
Chicago Palestine Film Festival | April 11–25, 2026
Founded in 2001, the Chicago Palestine Film Festival (CPFF), a program of the Middle East Charitable and Cultural Society Inc., a non-profit organization, is an annual cultural event that serves as a vibrant platform for showcasing the rich and diverse narratives of Palestinian cinema. Film synopses provided by CPFF. Learn more at palestinefilmfest.com.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu