After her mother Aida’s passing, director Carol Mansour meets friends in Beirut willing to carry Aida’s ashes back to the place of her birth: Jaffa, Palestine. The film accompanies Carol as she engineers a way to return her mother to Palestine in what could be a simple journey. This film is a sometimes comedic exploration of family, loss and grief, and a poetic nod and affirmation to all those exiled Palestinians forbidden from returning to their hometowns, even after death.

This screening includes a Zoom Q&A with director Carol Mansour and producer Muna Khalid.

Carol Mansour

Carol Mansour is an independent documentary film maker with over 25 years in documentary production who has achieved international recognition and honour for her films, with over seventy worldwide film festival screenings and official selections worldwide. Her films have won numerous prestigious awards. Carol’s work reflects her concern for human rights and social justice, covering issues such as migrant workers, refugees, environmental issues, mental health, rights of the disabled, war and memory, right to health, and child labour. Carol is Lebanese and Canadian of Palestinian origin.

Muna Khalidi

Holding a PhD degree in Health Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics and more that 30 years’ experience working in the health and social development fields, Muna Khalidi is involved in the research and production of documentary films on issues of social justice. She has worked with a range of organisations across public, private, academic, NGO, INGO and UN sectors, with a focus on public mental health.