Joonam
feature documentary film, 103 minutes, 2023
Spurred by a provocative family memory and a lifetime of separation from the country her mother left behind, a young filmmaker delves into her mother and grandmother's complicated pasts, and her own fractured Iranian identity.
Directed by: Sierra Urich
Produced by: Keith Wilson
Executive Produced by: Maida Lynn, Ruth Ann Harnisch, Bill Harnisch
Edited by: Sierra Urich
In Association With Breezy Circle, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Facet, The Harnisch Foundation
Supported by:
Facet
The Harnisch Foundation
Chicken & Egg Eggcelerator Lab
Sundance Institute
Cinereach
Catapult Film Fund
Tribeca All Access
Points North Institute
IFP/HBO New True Stories Funding Initiative
LEF Foundation
Field of Vision
Firelight Media Documentary Lab
American Stories Documentary Fund
True/False Catapult Rough Cut Retreat
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Awards & Select Festivals
Winner, Best Documentary Award, Cleveland Film Festival, 2023
Winner, Jury Award for Best Documentary, Bentonville Film Festival, 2023
Sundance Film Festival 2023
True/False 2023
Cleveland International Film Festival 2023
Millenium Docs 2023
Rooftop Film Series 2023