Movie: yaya/ayat

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Hagere Selam (shimby) Zegeye-Gebrehiwot
Hagere Selam (shimby) Zegeye-Gebrehiwot

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    yaya/ayat explores identities, being lost in translation and distance. But at its core it's about the filmmaker longing for a relationship with her geographically distant grandma and her journey to Greece to find her. This is an experimental documentary about how being a part of any diaspora shapes a person's identity.

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