Coming Home

Coming Home is an intimate portrait of Freedom Dabka Group, a group of Palestinian-American performers who use the traditional Dabka dance as a means to connect to their community, their culture, and each other. Shot on 16mm under the unique constraints of 2020-21 featuring archive photography from The Palestinian Museum.<br />
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Written & Directed by Naim Naif & Margot Bowman <br />
Produced by Meghan Doherty <br />
Produced by Naim Naif & Margot Bowman <br />
Production Company: Portal NY <br />
Introducing Freedom Dabka Group <br />
Featuring archive photography from The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive <br />
Cinematographer - Kenny Suleimanagich <br />
Editor - Aika Miyake <br />
Trailer Editor - Rain Keene<br />
Music Director - Gisela Fullà Silvestre<br />
Colorist - Houmam Abdallah <br />
Title Design - Mooni Studios <br />
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Associate Producer - Ali Rosa Salas <br />
Associate Producer - Serene Huleileh <br />
Production Manager - Sokhna Samb <br />
Translation - Sloan Abihaidar <br />
SteadiCam - Austin Castelo <br />
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Sound<br />
Ken Goodwin (Silver Sound) <br />
Peter Getz (Sound Co-op)<br />
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Post Production<br />
Post Producer- Jake Williams <br />
Managing Partner - Michelle Eskin<br />
Executive Producer - Amburr Farls<br />
Assistant Editor - Hans Choi<br />
Color Producers - Joey Fitzsimmons, Anya Knower <br />
Stills Photography - Louis Browne <br />
Film Processing - Metropolis Post<br />
Finishing - Harley Astorga<br />
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US Broadcast - POVDocs / PBS<br />
World Premier - SXSW<br />
Winner Best Short - Palestine Cinema Days