Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! Coming Home is an intimate portrait of Freedom Dabka Group, a group of Palestinian-American performers 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