Born in Barcelona to an Algerian mother, filmmaker Soumaya Hidalgo Djahdou has always lived between two worlds. At 29, she feels a growing need to reconnect with her roots and understand the silences that have long defined her family. Together with her childhood friend and co-director Berta Vicente Salas, she travels to Algeria to revisit the home her mother once left behind.
Through intimate conversations during Ramadan, fragments of family archives, and moments shared with her grandmother, “The Flight of the Stork” traces a deeply personal journey across generations of women divided by migration, religion, and time. What begins as a daughter’s search for understanding becomes a universal reflection on identity, belonging, and the fragile ties that hold families together. In confronting her past, Soumaya discovers that reconciliation is not about choosing between worlds but learning how to live fully within both.
Born in Barcelona to an Algerian mother, filmmaker Soumaya Hidalgo Djahdou has always lived between two worlds. At 29, she feels a growing need to reconnect with her roots and understand the silences that have long defined her family. Together with her childhood friend and co-director Berta Vicente Salas, she travels to Algeria to revisit the home her mother once left behind.
Through intimate conversations during Ramadan, fragments of family archives, and moments shared with her grandmother, “The Flight of the Stork” traces a deeply personal journey across generations of women divided by migration, religion, and time. What begins as a daughter’s search for understanding becomes a universal reflection on identity, belonging, and the fragile ties that hold families together. In confronting her past, Soumaya discovers that reconciliation is not about choosing between worlds but learning how to live fully within both.
Through intimate conversations during Ramadan, fragments of family archives, and moments shared with her grandmother, “The Flight of the Stork” traces a deeply personal journey across generations of women divided by migration, religion, and time. What begins as a daughter’s search for understanding becomes a universal reflection on identity, belonging, and the fragile ties that hold families together. In confronting her past, Soumaya discovers that reconciliation is not about choosing between worlds but learning how to live fully within both.
Info
Production year
2025
Global distributor
PÖFF
Local distributor
PÖFF
In Cinemas
11/22/2025