UTICA: THE LAST REFUGE at the 2022 Arizona International Film Festival

127 East Congress Street,Tucson AZ 85701

27 April, 2022

Description

A family who had been living in a refugee camp in Ethiopia for six years arrives in cold upstate NY knowing no one. A family who had been living in a refugee camp in Ethiopia for six years arrives in cold upstate NY knowing no one, just as an administration hostile to immigration is sworn in. This documentary follows the Azein family over 2.5 years as they transition from isolation to being a vital part of a thriving community. Utica, a struggling rustbelt city, is rebounding with the help of a considerable refugee population.