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This animated excerpt from the documentary Jamala: Songs of Freedom (2024) Directed by Beth Mendelson, illustrates the plight of a single mother and her children during the Soviet expulsion of the Crimean Tatars at the end of World War II. Based on a story passed down through three generations and told by her great-granddaughter Susana.

A young woman hopes for more than friendship with a childhood friend. A single short weaves the guiding lines of the story over a red fabric, morphing into the memories and imagination of the young woman caught in a state of confusion.