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Utica: The Last Refuge

We are bringing Utica:  The Last Refuge to CineStudio in Hartford on the evening of April 3rd.  Utica:  The Last Refuge explores how one city, Utica NY, has benefited from making refugee resettlement a public policy priority for over 30 years.  The film focuses on Utica's principal resettlement organization, The Center, and follows a Sudanese family during their first 2 1/2 years in America.  Audiences have the opportunity to examine the challenges refugees face and to explore the many ways members of the community welcome the city's newcomers. The story is inspiring, hopeful, and educational.  

 

The screening will be followed by Q&A led by Trinity students and young refugee community leaders in Hartford (Erna Alic and Anthony Tembera) who will guide us in thinking about the implications of this documentary for Hartford. We will be joined by the filmmaker, Loch Phillipps. We hope you can attend and participate in this timely conversation. 

 

Below are some helpful links from the film's website:

TRAILER/HOME  https://www.lastrefugedocumentary.com 

EXTENDED TRAILER  https://www.lastrefugedocumentary.com/the-film/the-film 

PRESS MATERIALS  https://www.lastrefugedocumentary.com/the-film/media-relations 

MEDIA COVERAGE  https://www.lastrefugedocumentary.com/the-film/in-the-news

 

Tickets are available through the following link:
https://cinestudio.org/film/uticathe-last-refuge/

You might be interested in this OpEd in the Albany newspaper where we screened the film recently:

 

https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/commentary-refugees-strengthen-communities-17839520.php

 

I hope you will join us. If you have questions, do not hesitate to reach out to Leigh Rae, one of the producers at Jlzrae@comcast.net .