Home Away From Home is an interactive documentary exploring the experiences of first-generation immigrants. It delves into how they navigate cultural expectations, preservetraditions, and build a sense of belonging in new environments. Through personal narratives,archival materials, and immersive audiovisual storytelling, the project captures the tensions,harmonies, and adaptations that shape immigrant identities.Structured as a nonlinear, interactive experience, the documentary allows viewers to engagewith individual stories, reflecting the fragmented and evolving nature of identity. Personalobjects, music, and family photographs shared by participants add depth, illustrating howmemory and heritage influence identity over time.The exhibition features an interactive digital station and ethnographic items, encouragingaudiences to explore their own identities. A participatory map invites visitors to share theirmigration stories, fostering a global dialogue and emphasizing the shared human experienceof migration.Rooted in practice-based research, this project bridges theory and lived experience, drawingon concepts of cultural hybridity, diaspora identity, and acculturation Inspired by personalexperiences, as well as the stories of friends, family, and BA Media students and professors atUCL, Home Away From Home aims to foster empathy, challenge stereotypes, and sparkmeaningful conversations about migration, resilience, and identity in an increasinglymulticultural world.
