World Refugee Day Sampler
On World Refugee Day, the world commemorates the strength, courage, and perseverance of millions of refugees. This powerful collection of films provides a window into their plight.
The World Refugee Day Sampler includes the following titles:

Madou, a Senegalese fisherman, risks his life on an illegal boat to Europe.

Jose is an excellent student with a bright future except that he is undocumented, the child of migrant farm laborers in California's Salinas Valley.

Documents the work done, and difficulties faced, by international aid workers in the Congo.

A story about the eternal human search for a place to call home.

Kingsley's Crossing is the story of one man's dream to leave the poverty of life in Africa for the promised land of Europe. We walk in his shoes, as photojournalist Olivier Jobard accompanies Kingsley on his uncertain and perilous journey.

Contrasts the experiences of Mayan families who came to Indiantown, Florida as refugees fleeing the violence in Guatemala in the early 1980s, with the struggles of those continuing to arrive in search of better lives.

In a Dutch classroom, refugee children learn alongside locals under Miss Kiet's firm but loving hand.

Nine Digits tells the story of Cesar, an undocumented teenager fighting for U.S. citizenship. While revealing his status could jeopardize his family, Cesar feels like he has no other choice.

Two Somali Bantu families leave behind a legacy of slavery in Africa and find new homes in urban America.

Refugees, asylees and caregivers share their stories to help professionals and volunteers understand the needs of the more than a million survivors of torture rebuilding lives in the US.
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