We Came Home (2013)

"We Came Home" is the story of Afghanistan through Afghan-American musician Ariana Delawari. Born in L.A. the year the Soviets invade Afghanistan, her home is filled with refugees, Afghan music, and her father's dedication to Afghanistan, a country nobody else seemed to care about. After 9/11, her parents move to Kabul to help reconstruct. Ariana spends 10 years between L.A. and Afghanistan, documenting her father's homeland in photographs, film, and music. During the Taliban resurgence, Ariana records an album with master musicians in Kabul, revealing the challenges of building anything in this country. Ariana experiences firsthand the threat of war and corruption when her father is arrested. Through this, she unexpectedly realizes why her father could never abandon his people. She now understands that Afghanistan cannot be forgotten.