In May 1940, Edith Goldenhar"s late mother Paulette was a teenage refugee on the roads of northern France, after fleeing the Nazi invasion of Belgium. In 2018, Edith followed her mother"s vivid wartime diary on a pilgrimage to honor Madame Ducatel, a stranger who harbored Paulette during the bombing of Calais. There, she discovered the same humanitarian spirit among today"s refugees and the volunteers caring for them. Drawing on journals, maps, archival photos, family video, and war footage, "Return to Calais" weaves a personal story into our shared history, showing how empathy connects the dots of displacement across generations and geography.