Pittsburgh Refugee Center Presents--"Rain in a Dry Land"

[Pittsburgh Refugee Center]

Date: Thursday, June 21, 2007
Venue: Melwood Screening Room--477 Melwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Time: Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Cost: This event is free and open to the public.
Program: The film will begin at 7:00 p.m. A question and answer
session will immediately follow the presentation, featuring Khadra
Mohammed, Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Refugee Center, and
members of Pittsburgh's Somali Bantu community.

Dear Friends of PRC,

June 20, 2007 marks World Refugee Day. In recognition of this, the
Pittsburgh Refugee Center, in collaboration with the Pittsburgh
Filmmakers, is pleased to present the documentary film "Rain in a Dry
Land," by Anne Makepeace. The film depicts the lives of two Somali
Bantu families that have been resettled in the United States. The
documentary portrays the struggles, hopes and challenges that refugees
encounter as they make America their new home.

Anne Makepeace is an award-winning independent writer, producer and
director. Her films have been televised and screened at film
festivals around the globe. Her work has been funded by the Pulitzer
Foundation, HBO Films, the American Film Institute, the Sundance
Documentary Fund, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and many
more. Her most recent film, "Rain in a Dry Land," has been
internationally recognized at various film festivals including the
Human Rights Watch Film Festival, the United Nations Film Festival,
the Margaret Mead Film Festival, the Tri Continental Film Festival,
Africa, and many more.

Please join PRC as we present this film at the Melwood Screening Room,
Thursday, June 21, 2007. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The film
presentation is to be followed by a question and answer period with
Khadra Mohammed, Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Refugee Center,
and members of Pittsburgh's local Somali Bantu community. This event
is free and open to the public.

Special thanks to Anne Makepeace and the Pittsburgh Filmmakers for
their support.

For additional information about the film, please see
http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/ridl.html

Khadra Mohammed
Executive Director
Pittsburgh Refugee Center
1835 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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