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P.O.V. - Rain in a Dry Land Filmmaker Interview

From: P.O.V. / American Documentary, Inc.
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Filmmaker Anne Makepeace talks with P.O.V. about the making of her film "Rain in a Dry Land" Read the full description.

01raininadryland_small 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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