Sunday, February 22 • 1pm 

Dounia, le grand pays blanc (Dounia, the Great White North)
Marya Zarif / André Kadi, MP4, 51 min
Québec, 2025 (French)

2024 New York International Children Film Festival
Midwest premiere

Now settled in Canada after fleeing Syria in Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (FFF2024), Dounia and her grandparents slowly get to know the new home that has welcomed them: its intense seasons, its special foods, its languages. Dounia’s grandparents keep their Syrian traditions alive at home, while her new friends share traditions of their own, like Rosalie’s French-Canadian lifestyle or Miguizou’s vast indigenous folklore, which help her connect in unique ways with her father who remained in Aleppo.

Co-sponsored by the Lynden Sculpture Garden, the Alliance française de Milwaukee & the Québec Government Office in Chicago