"Could it be that displacement is almost like an inheritance that is given to you, in Pakistan? Could it be that it is almost like a family heirloom that is passed down to you?”
Has it become part of inherited culture that in most Pakistani homes there is always one family member who takes up the stature of living abroad? Will the expectation of assimilation into foreign culture arrive to recognise a migrant’s culture? What becomes of the sense of home when the objective to leave is stronger than to stay?
“It is this idea of home we have, is no longer something that is tethered or rooted to a place, but rather it is something that becomes entirely mobile.”
Listen in to the first episode of Notes from Nomads where Fareeba and Noor unpack pending questions of the evolution of migration culture in the desi family, reflect on experiences and observations, and dive into the world of film and the important takeaways of art in departing meaning and knowledge.
For all the film enthusiasts out there, or anybody looking to add a new movie to their ‘to be watched’ list, Noor shares her top must-watch features of all time:
In the Mood for Love, dir. Wong Kar-wai
Blade Runner, dir. Ridley Scott
Mandariinid (Tangerines), dir. Zaza Urushadze
5 Broken Cameras, dirs. Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
Notes from Nomads is a video-podcast subsection of TMC Archives where people from various backgrounds and expertise come together to raise questions about the flip-side of the world and take on discovering answers through research and experiences, collecting them under one roof.
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The Inheritance of Leaving Home - Episode 1