STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
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Sunday, August 24, 11:00 AM
Camelot Theatres
STRANGERI
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STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND
87 Minute Running Time
Program: Short Film Programs
In our new global society, the émigré experience of fitting in and going home can have vastly different meanings than we are used to.
Packaged Films...
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Coffee & Allah
New Zealand, 2007, 12 min.
A gorgeous young Ethiopian émigré finds she has more in common than she thought with the locals she encounters after her sister leaves her home alone for a few days.... more
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Come Back to Sudan
USA, 2007, 29 min.
Winner of the Audience Award at the Aspen Shortsfest, this engrossing film explores the world of one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan," who returns to his homeland to reunite with his family after establishing a new life for himself in America.... more
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Gaining Ground (Land Gewinnen)
Germany, 2006, 20 min.
A young illegal immigrant couple spends their time furtively avoiding the German authorities, until the wellbeing of their young son dictates that they resolve their untenable situation.... more
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Germans in the Woods
USA, 2008, 3 min.
This haunting combination of animation and a recorded conversation between a veteran and his son-in-law revolves around the older man's reminiscences of an unforgettable night he spent on the front lines during the Battle of the Bulge.... more
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New Boy
Ireland, 2007, 11 min.
Based on a short story by Roddy Doyle, this multiple award-winning short tells the story of a young African immigrant whose first day at a new school proves challenging as he faces a series of confrontations with the class bully.... more
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Rhythm (Tala)
Australia, 2008, 12 min.
The daughter of immigrants to Australia confronts a clash of conscience and loyalties when she returns home early one day to find her mother in an unforeseen situation.... more
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