Where the Heart Is is a program that traces identity and what it means to be a family. Knowing where you come from and where you belong is only one piece of the puzzle. Who you are and who you belong to and who belongs to you is the question that lies at the heart of this program. The saying goes: "Home is where the heart is," but these films examine the depths of what home means.
I Have No Tears, And I Must Cry
Luis Fernando Puente
Maria Luisa is ready to escape immigration limbo, but when her green card interview takes an unexpected turn, she faces the anxiety of losing the life she had planned.
Lukas Von Berg
It’s the future, Norman’s wife is dying. In these final moments, he calls for guidance - but it’s not what he asked for.
Shadi Karamroudi
Morteza beats up his 3-year-old daughter in one of her weekly visits. Then he asks his older sister, Pari, to help him handle the situation. Pari cares for the child’s wounds and then tries to manipulate the child’s mind so she remembers the whole incident as a simple game with her father.
Kymon Greyhorse
A poetic memoir, a love letter that speaks of introspection and what it means to rediscover who you are and cherish where you come from.
Meran Ismailsoy & Anya Chirkova
A middle-aged Iranian man makes a desperate bid to keep his apartment, as his relationship with his son unravels.
Aude David & Mikael Gaudin
Complexed by his wife's body, a man sneakily administers a mysterious serum supposed to make her lose weight quickly. But following a prank by his wife, it is he who swallows the beverage and starts to shrink visibly.
Liz Sargent
After their mother’s death, a cognitively disabled woman and her estranged sister must learn to communicate in order to move forward.