Three Ways of Returning

A quiet, layered documentary that asks you to sit with difficult memories and the fragile work of starting over.

Directed by

Andrea Luka Zimmerman, Mania Akbari

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Mania Akbari, Xiaolu Guo, Andrea Luka Zimmerman

Overview

Three attempts at reconnecting with often traumatic pasts, all leading to flights from home and the need for personal reinvention. A documentary triptych of many layers and emotions, whose parts connect with each other in unexpected ways.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Memory, trauma, identity, immigration

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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