BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY
Directed by Emily Thomas- Short Films
- USA
- Family Friendly, Human Interest, Politics, Religion, Student Friendly
- English
- 2018
- 26 mins
- Arkansas State premiere
After the Iraqi Christian community in Detroit swings Michigan for Trump in 2016, these multi-generational asylum seekers find their loved ones swept up in ICE raids. Fighting for their lives as they await deportation, the community bands together to preserve liberty for all with due process.
PRODUCER: Emily Thomas
CINEMATOGRAPHERS: Emily Thomas, Lauren Schwartzman
EDITOR: Emily Thomas
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SHORTS PROGRAM: RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
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