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What Does Home Mean to Us?
Six of us, in six countries, filmed the places and moments that feel like home. Then we compared notes.
By Lucas, Amani, Masah, Priya, Hana and Noah
Theme
Home
What makes somewhere feel like home?
Home can be a building, a smell, a language or a group of people. We asked each other what it really is.
6 countries
Side by side
Brazil
Minas Gerais
“Home is the noise of my street at seven in the morning. When I was away for a week, the silence felt wrong.”
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Kenya
Nakuru County
“I filmed our gate, because everyone who matters to me has walked through it. Home is who comes in.”
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India
Karnataka
“Home is my grandmother calling my name from the kitchen. It is never quiet, and that is the point.”
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Japan
Hokkaido
“I filmed the snow outside the window. Home is the season I know best.”
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Canada
Manitoba
“I have two homes, one I remember and one I live in. I filmed both, using old photos for the first.”
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Sweden
Stockholm
“My room is tiny, but I chose every poster. Home is the one place where nothing was decided for me.”
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