Rain in a Dry Land

Rain in a Dry Land

Infobox Film | name = Rain in a Dry Land


caption =
director = Anne Makepeace
producer = Anne Makepeace
writer = Anne Makepeace
starring =
music = Joel Goodman
cinematography = Joan Churchill, Barney Broomfield
editing = Mary Lampson
distributor =
released =
runtime = 82 min.
language = English
budget =
imdb_id =

"Rain in a Dry Land" is a 2007 documentary film, directed by Anne Makepeace and filmed by Joan Churchill & Barney Broomfield that chronicles the experiences of two Bantu as they are transported by relief organizations from Kenyan refugee camps to Atlanta, Georgia and then Springfield, Massachusetts.

Mr. Broomfield has gone on to become on of the world's premier documentarians focusing on refugee issues.

"Rain in a Dry Land" was written, produced, and directed by Anne Makepeace and was broadcast as part of PBS's Point of View series. [ [http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2007/raininadryland/about.html PBS Synopsis] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2007/raininadryland/index.html P.O.V. "Rain in a Dry Land"] - PBS's site dedicated to the film


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