While millions of migratory birds fly freely in the skies above, a Palestinian refugee, stranded in Lebanon, yearns for the ancestral homeland she is denied. She challenges Sarah, the director, to find an ancient mulberry tree that stands as witness to her family’s existence – with only inherited memories, a blind man and a two-headed dragon as her guides. Along the way, Sarah meets with ornithologists whose observations on the homing instincts of the birds reveal the unresolved problems of the region.

Spanning fifteen years, this story of a friendship that stays connected across a divided land and fragmented people, adopts a birds’ eye perspective to reflect on freedom of movement, exile and the hope of return.

Festivals & Awards:

Human Rights Film Festival 2021

Amnesty International Award - Best Feature Film

Karama Human Rights Film Festival 2021

Palestine Cinema Days 2021 - Sunbird Documentary Award

About the filmmaker:

Sarah Beddington is a British artist and filmmaker currently based in London. Her research-based works in film and video, sculpture, performance and public art, explore the overlaps between the historical, the mythical and the everyday, often focusing on journeys and migration. She has completed many multi and single screen film and video works that have been shown in film festivals, museums, non-profit spaces and galleries around the world.