Réal : Parine Jaddo
Pays : Iraq

A documentary about an Iraqi woman’s search for traces of her mother. When PJ loses Najiba in the cold of exile, she returns to Iraq to look for a Turcoman song her mother sang with her brothers. Travelling from Lebanon to Iraq, the search that ensues propels PJ to re-constitute her own story and her understanding of her homeland and identity. In the absence of her mother who encapsulated her connection to a familiar country, she searches for what remains among the people who knew her, her mother’s garden and most importantly, the music that she loved.

Director: Parine Jaddo
Country: Iraq

Grant
from the Arab Documentary Film Program (ADFP), the special fund by Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) for documentary filmmakers from the Arab World, in partnership with the Sundance Institute.
www.arabculturefund.org/?q=en/content/adfp-2011-supports-16-new-projects