Utica: the Last Refuge

Streaming video - 2021

Follows the Azeins, a refugee family of four from Sudan, over the course of 2.5 years as they transition from isolation to being part of a larger community. Unbeknownst to them, they have arrived in the US just as a new administration hostile to immigrants and refugees has taken over. The Azeins acclimation is greatly aided by their landing spot: Utica, NY. - a post-industrial rust-belt city that has reinvented itself as a welcoming home for resettling refugees. Providing a contrast to common misconceptions about refugees and their impact on the areas where they resettle, UTICA: THE LAST REFUGE highlights the deep work done both by resettlement agencies, communities, and refugees alike, and shows how thoughtful civic humanitarianism can res...ult in myriad benefits for communities and their existing residents. In short, everybody wins.

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Video Project 2021.
2023.
Language
English
Other Authors
Loch Phillipps (film director)
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (120 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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).