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Set on the border of Thailand and Eastern Burma, Crossing Midnight tells the story of a remarkable community of refugees from Burma working against incredible odds to help their own. Today, one million internally displaced persons… MORE arrow

Crossing Midnight

Alone No Love sheds light on child sex abuse in America. Through the work of the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center (CCAC), one of the nation’s largest and most progressive centers for sexually abused children, we observe firsthand the challenging… MORE arrow

Alone No Love

In 1992, Dr. Jim Withers began doing night rounds on the streets of Pittsburgh, offering medical assistance and support to the homeless. Fifteen years later, the organization he founded, Operation Safety Net, is a pioneering model… MORE arrow

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Crossing Midnight aired on the Community Channel in the UK as part of their annual Refugee Week.  The film aired on the following dates:June 15, 2010June... MORE arrow

Kim Snyder, Director and Producer of Welcome to Shelbyville has been named an award recipient of a Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund of the prestigious Tribeca... MORE arrow

On June 1st, 2010, the Welcome to Shelbyville trailer was screened on Opening Film Night of the Immigration and Refugee Program of Church World Service... MORE arrow

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