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Dalya's Other Country

2017-06-17 en 75m
Documentary
In 2012 Dalya and her mother Rudayna fled Aleppo for Los Angeles as war took over. Months before, Rudayna learns a secret that destroys her marriage, leaving her single at midlife. Arriving in LA, Dalya enrolls as the only Muslim at Holy Family Catholic High School. Can mother and daughter remake themselves while holding on to their Islamic traditions?

Director

Julia Meltzer

Director of Photography

Anne Etheridge

Editor

Catherine Hollander

Producer

Mustafa Rony Zeno

Producer

Julia Meltzer

high school los angeles, california woman director syria syrian refugee

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