My Homeland
Together Nawal, a young Palestinian woman, and Tanya, an older Indigenous woman, start a guerrilla garden on the lawn of their apartment building and battle middle management to make it to harvest
Fateema is a mixed-race Palestinian filmmaker whose work explores fragmented identity, grief and connection through “oh no, should I laugh?” comedy. She is passionate about creating nuanced representation of Arabs and Muslims for the screen and prioritizes making space for marginalized voices both in front of and behind the camera. Fateema is a Women in the Director’s Chair and Canadian Film Centre Directors’ Lab alumni. She recently completed a fellowship for Middle Eastern writers at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Fateema is a tender hearted friend and believes in resistance and resilience through laughter
