CNCI
JCC 2022

AIDA RETURNS


AIDA RETURNS

Carol Mansour - Palestine


Synopsis

Aida (the director’s mother) struggles with Alzheimer’s and loss of memory, frequently “returning” to the Yafa of her youth, until her eventual final return. It is a tribute to the past and an attempt to restore individual and collective memory of Palestinians prevented from returning, even after death.



Film details

Type : Feature documentaries
Duration : 72 min
Year of production : 2023
Country : Palestine
Cinematography : Tanya Habjouqa, Angelique Abboud, Carol Mansour
Editor : Carol Mansour
Director : Carol Mansour
Production company : Forward Film Production





Carol Mansour

Carol Mansour is an independent documentary filmmaker whose work has won numerous prestigious awards, focusing on human rights and social justice issues such as forced displacement & refugee rights, migrant workers, mental health, war & memory, child labor, and women’s rights.