Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America

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Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America

2019

1h 24m

Documentary

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LGBT refugees and asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East flee persecution in their countries of origin to seek better and safer lives in the United States.

Kevin Crust

Los Angeles Times

In sharing these often harrowing stories, "Unsettled" paints a sobering but ultimately hopeful portrait of possibility for those who are allowed to enter.

Jun 29, 2020

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

More than the informational nuggets the movie flashes onscreen... scenes of personal interaction help make "Unsettled" distinctive.

Jun 29, 2020

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David Lewis

San Francisco Chronicle

Focuses on the world's asylum and refugee situation from a woefully overlooked angle: the journeys of LGBTQ people escaping violent persecution in their homelands and starting anew in the United States.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 26, 2020

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

A very engrossing documentary that wants to give a voice to a very marginalized people.

Rated: 8.5/10

Jun 27, 2020

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Lapacazo Magrira Sandoval

Los Angeles Sentinel

It also lets Americans understand how horrible things are for others...

Jun 11, 2020

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Tom Shepard

Director

Jen Gilomen

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Tom Shepard

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Andrew Black

Cinematographer

Justin Melland

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Eva Ilona Brzeski

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Synopsis

LGBT refugees and asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East flee persecution in their countries of origin to seek better and safer lives in the United States.

Director: Tom Shepard
Producer: Jen Gilomen, Tom Shepard
Production Co: Open Door Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 24m