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202471 minPGdocumentary

Turbulence

202471 minPGdocumentary

Anne Aghion reflects on her mother's death and her father's Holocaust experiences through personal letters and cinematic memories across multiple countries.

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Anne Aghion reflects on her mother's death and her father's Holocaust experiences through personal letters and cinematic memories across multiple countries.

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Anne Aghion lost her mother at age ten. In "Turbulence," she reflects on this loss through personal letters and cinematic memories. Aghion incorporates home movies, film outtakes, and animated artwork. The documentary features locations such as India, France, Rwanda, Antarctica, and New York. It addresses her father's experiences during the Holocaust and her career as a filmmaker focused on survivors of poverty and genocide.

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