The Pink Balloon

"Everyone needs a pink balloon."

The pink balloon is a meditation technique Lily's father taught her as a child, and is the only constant in her life, helping her to navigate between her assumed identities and new names, as she moves to different continents, cultures, and religions.

Lily is born in Venice Beach, California to a Palestinian mother, Minna, and an Israeli father, David. When her parents separate, Minna and Lily go to live with her mother's family in a conservative Palestinian re...