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Zain’s Summer: From Refugee to American Boy

2016 USA / Duration: 13 mins
Directed by: Joshua Seftel

Zain’s Summer depicts the sunny side of the refugee experience. Zain and his siblings and mother fled Pakistan 11 months before the period the film covers, a six-week summer language program to prepare young, new immigrants for the start of school. The possibility of a new life in America, relatively free from fear of violence and persecution, represents the very best of America in director Joshua Seftel’s telling. Zain’s openness to what the U.S. offers is old-fashioned and inspiring.

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Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
May 4 2018The Don CeSarSt. Pete Beach, FLWebsite
Apr 28 2018Georgetown University – Copley LawnWashington, DC
Apr 27 2018Parkway Theater & Baltimore School for the ArtsBaltimore, MDWebsite
Apr 20 2018Evergreen Country Day SchoolEvergreen, COWebsite
Apr 4 2018Mt. Carmel Auditorium at Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT
Mar 15 2018Vilar Performing Arts CenterBeaver Creek, COWebsite
Mar 10 2018El Morro TheatreGallup, NMWebsite
Mar 9 2018Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing ArtsWest Palm Beach, FLWebsite
Feb 23 2018Tower TheatreBend, ORWebsite
Feb 23 2018The Marcus Whitman HotelWalla Walla, WAWebsite
Feb 21 2018McAllister Hall at Berry CollegeRome, GA
Feb 10 2018Charleston Music HallCharleston, SCWebsite
Feb 8 2018Frozen River Film FestivalWinona, MNWebsite
Feb 2 2018ASUNM Southwest Film CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Jan 26 2018John & Nancy Hughes Theater at Gorton CenterLake Forest, ILWebsite
Jan 19 2018Carrollton Cultural Arts CenterCarrollton, GAWebsite
Jan 18 2018Trustees TheaterSavannah, GAWebsite
Jan 18 2018Moody Performance HallDallas, TXWebsite
Jan 16 2018Wheeler Opera HouseAspen, COWebsite
Jan 13 2018Angel Fire RV Resort ClubhouseAngel Fire, NMWebsite
Dec 13 2017Ellen TheatreBozeman, MTWebsite
Dec 9 2017Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NH
Nov 17 2017The KampongMiami, FLWebsite
Nov 11 2017Rio TheatreSanta Cruz, CAWebsite
Nov 11 2017Montrose PavilionMontrose, CO
Nov 4 2017The Big Picture TheaterWaitsfield, VT
Nov 3 2017WaterColor Marina Park AmphitheaterSanta Rosa Beach, FLWebsite
Nov 3 2017UVM Davis CenterBurlington, VTWebsite
Nov 3 2017Grosvenor AuditoriumWashington, DCWebsite
Oct 28 2017New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MAWebsite
Oct 27 2017The Elks TheatreRapid City, SDWebsite
Oct 22 2017The Warehouse at FTCFairfield, CTWebsite
Oct 20 2017Mammoth Lakes Ranger Station AuditoriumMammoth Lakes, CAWebsite
Oct 14 2017Spaulding AuditoriumHanover, NH
Oct 14 2017LaGrange College – West Side Recital HallLaGrange, GA
Oct 12 2017Gryphon TheatreLaramie, WY
Oct 5 20171900 BuildingMission Woods, KSWebsite
Sep 28 2017Veterans Memorial Auditorium Culver City, CA
Sep 15 2017Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton, NYWebsite
Aug 25 2017Mazama Ranch HouseMazama, WAWebsite
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