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Driven by the sudden cancellation of her family’s residency visa in Qatar, Sudanese filmmaker Eiman Mirghani documents her family’s house—and the memories that made it a home—for over 30 years.
Filmmaker Eiman Mirghani and her family have called Qatar home for over 30 years, despite being from Sudan. In 2020, Eiman’s father broke the news that their visa had suddenly been cancelled, and for the first time ever, they were unsure of their future. Shortly after, Eiman begins documenting the process of packing up the house her family has called home for over three decades—reminiscing about the past and pondering the future in a home that was never really theirs.

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Director
Eiman Mirghani
Producer
Eiman Mirghani

About the Director

Eiman Mirghani
Eiman Mirghani is a Sudanese filmmaker based in Qatar. Upon graduating with a BA in Film and Media Studies from the University of Nottingham, Eiman has worked on numerous short films in the MENA region as a director and producer. She is the founder and senior producer of FilmMENA, a film production house dedicated to assisting and elevating filmmakers from the Middle East and North Africa. In 2021
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