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‘Traces Of Home’ Trailer Released for September Theatrical Run at Angelika Film Center
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Culture/The Apex Times/Aug 13, 1:09 PM EDT

‘Traces Of Home’ Trailer Released for September Theatrical Run at Angelika Film Center

The documentary debut by Colette Ghunim, executive produced by Melissa Barrera and John Leguizamo, will open in New York on Sept. 18 with a special preview screening set for Sept. 16.

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A trailer for Traces of Home, a documentary debut by filmmaker Colette Ghunim, has been released ahead of the film’s announced U.S. theatrical release. The project, described as award-winning, presents a story centered on love alongside forced displacement, with executive producers Melissa Barrera and John Leguizamo attached through their company Watermelon Pictures.

Deadline reported the theatrical rollout includes screenings at Angelika Film Center in New York City, with the film scheduled to open on September 18. The venue will also host a special preview screening two days earlier, on September 16, as part of the film’s lead-in in its first U.S. theatrical run.

Traces of Home is presented as an award-winning debut documentary, with Ghunim directing. Deadline’s report frames the film’s narrative as exploring relationships and attachment in the context of displacement, positioning the trailer as an invitation to audiences before the first in-person screenings begin.

Melissa Barrera and John Leguizamo serve as executive producers on the film, according to the announcement. The executive production credit is part of Watermelon Pictures’ involvement, which is listed as the film’s production company in Deadline’s coverage of the trailer release.

The film’s timing places it in a September release window, when New York repertory-style audiences typically broaden their viewing slate ahead of fall releases. For theater operators and distributors, the preview screening on September 16 functions as an early start for press and industry attendees, with the formal public opening on September 18.

With the trailer now out, the next stage will be the film’s theatrical engagement at Angelika Film Center, beginning with the Sept. 16 preview. The September 18 opening date will determine the start of its scheduled run in New York under the reported plan, marking the first major U.S. theatrical presentation tied to the film’s trailer debut.

Why It Matters

  • The announced dates create a defined public theater schedule in New York for a documentary framed around displacement, giving audiences an early window to see the film on a large screen.
  • The Sept. 16 preview and Sept. 18 opening are likely to concentrate early publicity, press attendance, and audience discovery around Angelika Film Center.
  • The involvement of high-profile executive producers may influence distribution attention for a documentary debut as it enters the U.S. theatrical circuit.
  • The release plan underscores how documentary filmmakers can use staged theatrical runs to reach audiences beyond streaming platforms.
  • For community groups and viewers connected to displacement experiences, the film’s first U.S. theatrical engagement offers a venue-centered form of access and discussion.

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Key Facts

  • Traces of Home is a documentary debut directed by Colette Ghunim and described as award-winning.
  • The trailer was released ahead of the film’s announced U.S. theatrical release.
  • Melissa Barrera and John Leguizamo are executive producers, and Watermelon Pictures is listed in connection with the project.
  • The film will open Sept. 18 at Angelika Film Center in New York City.
  • A special preview screening is scheduled for Sept. 16 at the same venue.
  • Deadline characterizes the film as telling a story of love and forced displacement.