It used to be that one didn’t discuss religion and politics if one didn’t want to be politically incorrect or offend others at gatherings. Now immigration can be added to that list as it is has also become a hot button topic that can easily have friends on opposing sides.
However, the issue is being addressed in different ways by different people and groups, and Shelbyville Multimedia have put their own spin on it in their new documentary titled, Welcome to Shelbyville, where the people of rural Shelbyville, Tennessee are taking immigration into their own hands – by welcoming newcomers.
The documentary is set against the backdrop of a shaky economy and takes an intimate look at the southern town as its residents which comprises of whites and African Americans, Latinos and Somalis – grapple with their beliefs, their histories and their evolving ways of life. It is said that no situation leaves you the way it found you and this documentary shows the power of the human spirit and good old American hospitality.
Welcome to Shelbyville is directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker, Kim A. Snyder and executive produced by BeCause Foundation, in association with Active Voice. It is a recipient of a 2010 Gucci-Tribeca Documentary Fund grant and an official selection of the U.S. State Department’s 2010 American Documentary Showcase. It will have its national broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens in 2011.
Please support this documentary to encourage the makers to make more of such productions. To learn more about the documentary, including how to purchase copies, visit http://www.shelbyvillemultimedia.org/
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