Homeland Hearts (2026)

Short Documentary

Through intimate conversations with her parents, filmmaker Daraksha Rehman traces the memories they carry from India — a home, a life, and a familiar world left behind. Homeland Hearts is a personal reflection on migration, sacrifice, belonging, and the love that keeps us tied to the places that made us.

Directed by Daraksha Rehman

Produced by: Daraksha Rehman, Devki Patel, Zaid Baig

Director of Photography: Devki Patel & Jordan Cardenas-Marrett

Shot on the Sony FX6 in 2024

Additional Camera Operator: Kareem Mansour

Colourist: Emmanuel Teji