UNSETTLED: SEEKING REFUGE IN AMERICA
(84 min) Angola/Congo/Syria/Turkey/US
[watch trailer]

SATURDAY 10/19, 9:10 PM (SESSION 6)

Director: Tom Shepard
Producers: Jen Gilomen, Tom Shepard

Description:

Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America follows the stories of LGBT refugees and asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East as they flee persecution in their countries of origin to seek better and safer lives in the US.

Biography:

Tom Shepard has produced, directed, edited, and distributed documentary films for the last twenty years. Four of his feature projects—Scout’s Honor, Knocking, Whiz Kids and The Grove – have aired nationally on PBS. Coverage of his work has been featured prominently in the US and foreign press, including reviews in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Boston Globe among others. Shepard’s films have played in more than 150 film festivals worldwide—including Full Frame, Silver Docs and the Sundance Film Festival (where he won two top awards for Scout's Honor).

Contact information:
w: www.documentary.org/project/unsettled-seeking-refuge-america 
e: tom@youthdocumentary.org


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