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201888 minPGdocumentary

Jaddoland

201888 minPGdocumentary

The film examines the meaning of identity and home through the experiences of an Iraqi family in Texas across three generations.

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The film examines the meaning of identity and home through the experiences of an Iraqi family in Texas across three generations.

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Nadia Shihabdirector

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Moving between the playful and the contemplative, explores the meaning of identity and home across three generations of an Iraqi family in Texas.

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