A story about a refugee family living in Melbourne but torn apart by their conflicting desires to return to their homeland in El Salvador. The film follows the personal drama in the life of the family over 18 months. The film had a nation-wide festival and cinema release and was awarded the Australian Film Critics Circle Prize for Best Documentary.
Year: 1993
Runtime: 79 minutes
Written, directed & produced by Tom Zubrycki.
FESTIVALS: Sydney Film Festival , Melbourne International Film Festival. International festivals included Cinéma du Réel, IDFA and Margaret Mead.
AWARDS: Film Critics Circle Prize for Best Documentary. HOMELANDS is a portrait of a marriage, the story of Maria and Carlos, refugees from the war in El Salvador who have settled in suburban Melbourne.
