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HOME ACROSS LANDS is an inspirational film that chronicles the work of IIRI staff and volunteers as they guide and empower a group of courageous Kunaman refugees making the transition from a life of despair in the Shimelba Refugee Camp in Ethiopia, Africa to a life of hope in their new home in Providence, RI.

Please join us at the Rhode Island International Film festival on Wednesday, August 5 at 7:00 pm in Providence at the Columbus Theater for a screening of the film.

Home Across Lands from John Lavall on Vimeo.

In HOME ACROSS LANDS you will learn how IIRI maintains, strengthens, and supports a refugee population’s sense of community from their native country to the United States. The film will focus on chronicling the journey of newly arrived Kunaman refugees as they strive to become self-reliant, invested participants in their new home.

You will see interviews with Kunaman refugees both in the US and at Shimelba Camp in Ethiopia, IIRI staff, and other collaborators exploring the impact of resettlement on the Kunama and on their new communities. Through compassionate storytelling the film will illustrate for you the Kunama’s difficult and inspiring KunamanFamily journey to their new homeland.

If you are interested in showing the film to your organization please contact our Development and Communications Office at 401-784-8619 for more information.

More information about the Kunama, Shimelba Refugee Camp, and the film.

GET INVOLVED

Volunteer to mentor a refugee family.

Support the refugees in our community with a financial donation or other items and household goods.

Home Across Lands is a co-production of Devlo Media and VisionWink Productions