"From Generation To Generation" looks at the interaction and relationships between generations. For some multigenerational families/households, there is a huge disconnect; for others, it's shared trauma and unlearned lessons.
This short block of films is available for streaming to all audiences across the globe between August 12-21, 2022.
33-year-old Amira struggles to find her place in between her Arab and American identities while living with and navigating her relationship with her culturally traditional, yet loving mother.
About the Filmmaker
Alex is an Arab-Chinese-American writer and director currently based in New York. As a result of her multi-cultural identity, she’s passionate about highlighting communities and cultures that are typically under or misrepresented. She also seeks to explore the intersectionality of these groups and what it means to forge an identity in the midst of a multitude of values, traditions, and beliefs that both align with and contradict each other.
- Year2020
- Runtime17 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Arabic
- CountryUnited States
- RatingPG-13
- NoteStrong Language
- DirectorAlexandra Muhawi-Ho
- ScreenwriterAlexandra Muhawi-Ho
- ProducerCamila Grimaldi, Polina Buchak, Alyssa DiMartino, Alexandra Muhawi-Ho
- CastLareina Phelan, Samar El-Zein, Sean Ricciardi
"From Generation To Generation" looks at the interaction and relationships between generations. For some multigenerational families/households, there is a huge disconnect; for others, it's shared trauma and unlearned lessons.
This short block of films is available for streaming to all audiences across the globe between August 12-21, 2022.
33-year-old Amira struggles to find her place in between her Arab and American identities while living with and navigating her relationship with her culturally traditional, yet loving mother.
About the Filmmaker
Alex is an Arab-Chinese-American writer and director currently based in New York. As a result of her multi-cultural identity, she’s passionate about highlighting communities and cultures that are typically under or misrepresented. She also seeks to explore the intersectionality of these groups and what it means to forge an identity in the midst of a multitude of values, traditions, and beliefs that both align with and contradict each other.
- Year2020
- Runtime17 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Arabic
- CountryUnited States
- RatingPG-13
- NoteStrong Language
- DirectorAlexandra Muhawi-Ho
- ScreenwriterAlexandra Muhawi-Ho
- ProducerCamila Grimaldi, Polina Buchak, Alyssa DiMartino, Alexandra Muhawi-Ho
- CastLareina Phelan, Samar El-Zein, Sean Ricciardi