Echolocation (2021)

The word Echolocation implies reverberance, reflection, reaction, and blindness — or, in the cinematic sense, the lack of visuals. Yet, there is a lot to see and hear: the rain in Oakland, the grandmother’s home in Baghdad, the aunts’ voices in Whatsapp, a little girl learning to count to 10. The story is told through scattered photographs, as well as random voice notes. The film redefines the notion of “home” and expands the meaning beyond a physical structure by accessing it through the words that, aided by the abstract collages, paint an image of a territory that can be dubbed as homeland, even after the visual recollection is lost. A heart-aching testimony on diaspora and homesickness.

If you liked Echolocation, you might also like…

92% match

Minari

2021

88% match

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

2026

84% match

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

2019

78% match

Ploey: You Never Fly Alone

2018

77% match

Starman

1984

74% match

The Joy Luck Club

1993

71% match

Life in a Day

2011

66% match

Eleanor the Great

2025

61% match

Naqoyqatsi

2002

60% match

Blue Heron

2026

60% match

Heart of Champions

2021

60% match

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994

60% match

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009

60% match

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

60% match

Paris, Texas

1984

60% match

Hide and Seek

2005

60% match

Koyaanisqatsi

1983

60% match

Infinity Pool

2023

60% match

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1965

60% match

Here

2024