Welcome Nowhere

Streaming video - 2013

Narrated by multi-Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke, WELCOME NOWHERE tells the true story of one community of Roma people (commonly known as Gypsies) living in Bulgaria. After being evicted from their homes, over 200 of them are forced to live in shantytowns without proper sanitation.. Despite years of promises from the government for housing, their living conditions only get worse while members of the community struggle to survive with what little they have. Documenting their fight for new homes and featuring interviews with leading Roma Rights experts, WELCOME NOWHERE paints a detailed picture of one of Europe’s most controversial issues.. Winner of the Grand Prize for Best Foreign Language Film from the Human Doc International Film Fes...tival. Winner of Best Director of a Documentary at the Idyllwild Festival of Cinema.

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Orchard 2013.
2018.
Language
English
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
Title from title frames.
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Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (81 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
01:20:06
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).