Stateless

The Detroit metropolitan area, Dearborn especially, has long attracted Arabs—in fact, immigrants from the Middle East have been settling there since the early 20th century. Recently, Syrian refugees have been moving into town and meeting some resistance from conservative residents. For this film we spoke with several families that have resettled in the area as well as the people who oppose them moving there. 

“How could you not be grateful to America?” asks one refugee in the film. “How would we benefit from harming the community?”

 15 minutes / HD Video

Co-Produced by Sam Dellert, Mike Holland, Erica Morairty, Hannah Basciano and Josh Margolis.
Official Selection: The Atlantic Selects 2017, Docs Without Borders 2017, East Lansing Film Festival 2016, Arab Film Festival 2016, Trinity International Film Festival 2016, Middle Coast Film Festival 2016, DocuWest Documentary Film Festival 2016, FREEP Film Festival 2016
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