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.

Written & Directed by Naim Naif & Margot Bowman

Produced by Meghan Doherty

Produced by Naim Naif & Margot Bowman

Production Company: Portal NY

Introducing Freedom Dabka Group

Featuring archive photography from The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive

Cinematographer – Kenny Suleimanagich

Editor – Aika Miyake

Trailer Editor – Rain Keene

Music Director – Gisela Fullà Silvestre

Colorist – Houmam Abdallah

Title Design – Mooni Studios

Associate Producer – Ali Rosa Salas

Associate Producer – Serene Huleileh

Production Manager – Sokhna Samb

Translation – Sloan Abihaidar

SteadiCam – Austin Castelo

Sound

Ken Goodwin (Silver Sound)

Peter Getz (Sound Co-op)

Post Production

Post Producer- Jake Williams

Managing Partner – Michelle Eskin

Executive Producer – Amburr Farls

Assistant Editor – Hans Choi

Color Producers – Joey Fitzsimmons, Anya Knower

Stills Photography – Louis Browne

Film Processing – Metropolis Post

Finishing – Harley Astorga

US Broadcast – POVDocs / PBS

World Premier – SXSW

Winner Best Short – Palestine Cinema Days