Dalya’s Other Country
NAME OF FILM: DALYA’S OTHER COUNTRY
DIRECTOR(S): Julia Meltzer
GENRE: Documentary Film
SYNOPSIS: A 12-year-old girl and her mother flee war-torn Aleppo, Syria, and a broken marriage, to begin a new life in Los Angeles. As the only hijabi in her all-girls Catholic school, Dalya navigates Syrian traditions while forging her own identity as an American.
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