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May 26, 2011

Over 1 Million View "Welcome to Shelbyville" Broadcast!

One 1 million viewers tuned in to PBS' Independent Lens series featuring Welcome to Shelbyville on May 24! Additional broadcasts run through June 5! For...

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May 04, 2011

Director of Welcome to Shelbyville Interview with Telegraph21

Check out the Telegraph21 interview with Welcome to Shelbyville director, Kim Snyder! You can also watch a clip of the film below: ...

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April 20, 2011

Huffington Post Article Describes Good Work of Welcoming America

Welcoming America, a grass roots organization dedicated to promoting mutual respect amongst Americans and their fellow American immigrants, is a 2011 recipient of the Draper...

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April 04, 2011

"In a diverse America, who is my neighbor?"

Check out the Washington Post article, "In a diverse America, who is my neighbor?" by David Fraccaro. Fraccaro suggests that BeCause Foundation produced film, "Welcome...

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February 18, 2011

Local refugee resettlement program screens Crossing Midnight to help educate and orientate new residents in Grand Rapids, MI

Katie Vriesman, Church Liaison for AmeriCorps, works for a refugee resettlement program. In winter 2009, she screened Crossing Midnight at a community church to 30...

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January 19, 2011

Director of Welcome to Shelbyville Responds to Recent Events in Corvallis, OR

Director of Welcome to Shelbyville, Kim Snyder was asked by the ITVS Blog, "Beyond the Box", to reflect on the recent events in Corvallis, Oregon...

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January 19, 2011

Welcome to Shelbyville Covered by the NY TIMES

"Conducting Documentary Diplomacy," an article by John Anderson appeared in the New York Times' Sunday issue on January 16, 2011 and on the newspaper's website...

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December 09, 2010

Welcome To Shelbyville Screening at the Irish Film Institute TONIGHT!

BeCause Foundation film, "Welcome To Shelbyville" is screening TONIGHT, December 9, 2010 at 7:20PM at the Irish Film Institute in Dublin, Ireland (located at 6...

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November 30, 2010

Welcome to Shelbyville Screening in Brussels!

This Thursday, December 2, Welcome to Shelbyville will be screened in Brussels at Square Meeus 1, 1st Floor! A forum discussion will accompany the screening...

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November 22, 2010

"Nationwide Welcome to Shelbyville Screenings a Huge Success!"

Welcome to Shelbyville has been screening all over the country due to a series of screenings organized by Welcoming America. Shelbyville has received a great amount...

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October 14, 2010

"A Conversation with Gucci Grantee Kim Snyder" from the Tribeca Film Institute Blog

Filmmaker Kim Snyder was recently interviewed by the Tribeca Film Institute about her newest film, Welcome to Shelbyville. Snyder talks about the challenges of filming...

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September 28, 2010

Welcome To Shelbyville Getting Lots of Press

BeCause Foundation's newest documentary, Welcome To Shelbyville, continues to receive lots of attention from the press. Here is a recent article from The New Republic....

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September 22, 2010

Welcome to Shelbyville to Premiere at Hamptons Film Fest!

BeCause Foundation's newest documentary, Welcome to Shelbyville will premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival on Friday, October 8, 2010!  The film will also screen on...

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June 04, 2010

Welcome to Shelbyville Trailer Screened at Opening Film Night of Church World Service Conference in Miami

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...

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June 04, 2010

Welcome to Shelbyville to be Presented at International Symposium in Dublin!

Welcome to Shelbyville will be presented by Active Voice Executive Director, Ellen Schneider at the "Documentary Film, Social Media and Community Engagement" Symposium hosted by...

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October 28, 2009

Tell us about your Experience with Crossing Midnight...

Have you seen Crossing Midnight? Did you host an event? Click here and tell us what you think!! ...

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October 28, 2009

BeCause and US Campaign for Burma IGNITE FOR BURMA! Over 130 Campuses to Screen Crossing Midnight!

BeCause and US Campaign for Burma call on communities to Ignite forBurma! From October 24th -28th, Crossing Midnight will be screened atover 130 schools and...

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October 28, 2009

FUNDING CRISIS AT THE MAE TAO CLINIC

October 28, 2009. We at BCF received the following letter today from Dr. Cynthia Muang, Director of the Mae Tao Clinic, the subject of our...

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