P.O.V. - Rain in a Dry Land Filmmaker Interview
From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
Length: 12:52
Filmmaker Anne Makepeace talks with P.O.V. about the making of her documentary film "Rain in a Dry Land." The film chronicles the fortunes of two Somali Bantu families transported by relief agencies from years of civil war and refugee life to Atlanta, Georgia, and Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Filmmaker Anne Makepeace talks with P.O.V. about the making of her documentary film "Rain in a Dry Land." The film chronicles the fortunes of two Somali Bantu families transported by relief agencies from years of civil war and refugee life to Atlanta, Georgia, and Springfield, Massachusetts.
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- Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya (02_raininadryland.jpg)
- Arbai dancing at Khadija's Wed (14_raininadryland.jpg)
- Arbai Barre Abdi on couch. (06_raininadryland.jpg)
- Filmmaker Anne Makepeace (18_raininadryland.jpg)
- Madina Ali Yunye laughs (01_raininadryland.jpg)