The films in this segment are come to us from filmmakers working or living in the United States and Canada. Spanning numerous genres, reflecting on diaspora, and thinking critically about what constitutes identities that are rooted in place, history, family, and practice, these local-ish shorts tackle intersectionality and depict various ideas about what it means embody tradition and home.
Dearborn––the city with the most concentrated community of Arabs from anywhere outside of the "Middle East”––comes together to mourn the loss of over 3,000 Palestinian children killed by the apartheid state of Israel.
About the filmmaker
Malak Wazne-Fadlallah is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer whose work focuses on building empowerment within the Dearborn, MI community. Her work has been published in Vogue Arabia magazine, on Buzzfeed, and through many other outlets. Wazne-Fadlallah has also been nominated for three student Emmys, invited to a White House event, received a scholarship for and attended a summer film program at Northwestern University, and has served in the National Smithsonian Youth Council in 2018. Most recently, Wazne-Fadlallah received an award for Best Photographer and Best Visual Artist in Detroit from Hour Magazine.
- Year2021
- Runtime4 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorMalak Wazne-Fadlallah
- ScreenwriterHassan Salamey
The films in this segment are come to us from filmmakers working or living in the United States and Canada. Spanning numerous genres, reflecting on diaspora, and thinking critically about what constitutes identities that are rooted in place, history, family, and practice, these local-ish shorts tackle intersectionality and depict various ideas about what it means embody tradition and home.
Dearborn––the city with the most concentrated community of Arabs from anywhere outside of the "Middle East”––comes together to mourn the loss of over 3,000 Palestinian children killed by the apartheid state of Israel.
About the filmmaker
Malak Wazne-Fadlallah is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer whose work focuses on building empowerment within the Dearborn, MI community. Her work has been published in Vogue Arabia magazine, on Buzzfeed, and through many other outlets. Wazne-Fadlallah has also been nominated for three student Emmys, invited to a White House event, received a scholarship for and attended a summer film program at Northwestern University, and has served in the National Smithsonian Youth Council in 2018. Most recently, Wazne-Fadlallah received an award for Best Photographer and Best Visual Artist in Detroit from Hour Magazine.
- Year2021
- Runtime4 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorMalak Wazne-Fadlallah
- ScreenwriterHassan Salamey