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Rain in a dry land [videorecording] / written, produced and directed by Anne Makepeace ; a co-production with Anne Makepeace Productions, Inc. and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), in association with P.O.V./American Documentary, Inc. ; in association with the Center for Independent Documentary.

Makepeace, Anne, film producer, film director, screenwriter. (Added Author). Independent Television Service. (Added Author). American Documentary, Inc. (Added Author). Center for Independent Documentary. (Added Author). Bullfrog Films. (Added Author). Directors of photography, Joan Churchill, Barney Broomfield ; editor, Mary Lampson ; composer, Joel Goodman. (Cast).

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Location	Call Number / Copy Notes	Barcode	Shelving Location	Status	Due Date
The Center Library	973.04 1 Rai 2006	146459	Video	Available	-

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ISBN: 1594585237
ISBN: 9781594585234
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Oley, PA] : Bullfrog Films [distributor], c2006.

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Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directors of photography, Joan Churchill, Barney Broomfield ; editor, Mary Lampson ; composer, Joel Goodman.
Summary, etc.:	Tale of two remarkable families, refugees from the 1991 civil war in Somalia, who find new homes in urban America. Emmy award-winning filmmaker Anne Makepeace captures the poetry, the humor, and the astonishing resilience of these new Americans as they show us our world through new eyes.
System Details Note:	DVD-R, NTSC.
Language Note:	Bantu and English dialog, with English subtitles.

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