June 08, 2009
Current Work in Progress, Welcome to Shelbyville Already in Demand
BeCause Foundation's next film Welcome To Shelbyville, now in post-production and slated for release later this year, is already sought after by leaders in the immigrant integration field and beyond. Produced in association with Active Voice, the hour-long documentary captures the complexity of the African American, Latino, Caucasian, and Somali residents in a small Southern town as their lives intertwine against the backdrop of a crumbling economy and a promising new Administration.Clips screened in May at the Council of Foundation's annual meeting in Atlanta and in June at the Spring Institute's first Immigrant Integration Conference in Denver, which opened with an event featuring BeCause Foundation's Kim Snyder, Active Voice executive director Ellen Schneider, and Shelbyville community leader Miguel Gonzalez. The project will include multiplatform components like webisodes, action modules that support immigrant integration in other communities and social media.
Related: Welcome to Shelbyville, Honors and Awards
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