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Brooks: The City of 100 Hellos
directed by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008; produced by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008, Brandy Y Productions (Canada: Brandy Y Productions, 2011), 47 mins
The documentary Brooks – The City of 100 Hellos by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk gives us a rare glimpse into the lives of many of the new immigrants, refugees and temporary foreign workers that have moved to Brooks, Alberta, Canada. It also explores the challenges they face and looks at how long-time reside...
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directed by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008; produced by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008, Brandy Y Productions (Canada: Brandy Y Productions, 2011), 47 mins
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The documentary Brooks – The City of 100 Hellos by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk gives us a rare glimpse into the lives of many of the new immigrants, refugees and temporary foreign workers that have moved to Brooks, Alberta, Canada. It also explores the challenges they face and looks at how long-time residents of Brooks feel about the new immigration in their community.The documentary is set in Brooks, Alberta, a western Canadian city know...
The documentary Brooks – The City of 100 Hellos by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk gives us a rare glimpse into the lives of many of the new immigrants, refugees and temporary foreign workers that have moved to Brooks, Alberta, Canada. It also explores the challenges they face and looks at how long-time residents of Brooks feel about the new immigration in their community.The documentary is set in Brooks, Alberta, a western Canadian city known for its farming, cowboys and oil patch workers. About 10 years ago the local meat packing plant, XL Foods Lakeside Packers Inc., starting bringing over and employing about 2,000 workers from across the world; some temporary foreign workers, others new immigrants and refugees in Canada.Many don’t speak English and have come to Brooks to make about $14 an hour, paying for their lives here in the city but also supporting their families back home.The new immigrants have physically changed this traditional cattle ranching city. Schools teaching English as a second language have been popping up across town as well as different multicultural churches, a mosque and ethnic stores. It is now believed that over 100 languages are spoken in Brooks.“Brooks is unique,” says Brooks Mayor Martin Shields. “It was basically 14,000 in population who changed in 10 years from basically one culture, one language to representing as many as 60 to 70 different countries with many languages and dialects.”
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008, Brandy Y Productions
Author / Creator
Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Brandy Y Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008
Topic / Theme
Employment opportunities, Immigrant life, Immigrant populations
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Brandy Yanchyk
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Talking History
directed by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984; produced by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984 (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1984), 27 mins
A compelling mosaic of oral histories and historical footage of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Laotian women featuring their journey to the U.S. and their unique immigrant stories.
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directed by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984; produced by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984 (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1984), 27 mins
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A compelling mosaic of oral histories and historical footage of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Laotian women featuring their journey to the U.S. and their unique immigrant stories.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984, Amy Hill, 1953-
Author / Creator
Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Speaker / Narrator
Amy Hill, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Minority communities, Immigrant life, Human trafficking, Sociology, History, Asians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1984 by Center for Asian American Media
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Wadi
directed by Amos Gitai, 1950-; produced by Amos Gitai, 1950-, AG Productions (Tel-Aviv District: Cinephil, 1981), 1 hour 34 mins
Wadi is a valley located east of Haifa. A former stone quarry, it is a sort of enclave where Eastern European immigrants, survivors of the camps, live in a state of fragile coexistence with Arabs who have also been expelled from their homes. In 1981, Amos Gitai went there to film the intimate story of Yussuf and I...
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directed by Amos Gitai, 1950-; produced by Amos Gitai, 1950-, AG Productions (Tel-Aviv District: Cinephil, 1981), 1 hour 34 mins
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Wadi is a valley located east of Haifa. A former stone quarry, it is a sort of enclave where Eastern European immigrants, survivors of the camps, live in a state of fragile coexistence with Arabs who have also been expelled from their homes. In 1981, Amos Gitai went there to film the intimate story of Yussuf and Isha, Iso and Salo, Miriam and Skander, an Arab family, a Jewish family and a mixed couples, together in this remote and isolated place....
Wadi is a valley located east of Haifa. A former stone quarry, it is a sort of enclave where Eastern European immigrants, survivors of the camps, live in a state of fragile coexistence with Arabs who have also been expelled from their homes. In 1981, Amos Gitai went there to film the intimate story of Yussuf and Isha, Iso and Salo, Miriam and Skander, an Arab family, a Jewish family and a mixed couples, together in this remote and isolated place. By choosing a particular location and making a detailed study of it, by examining the complex relationships that make up life in society, he turns the valley into a specific place, the symbol of a possible coexistence.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Yossi Wein, fl. 1981, Ya'ackov Saporta, fl. 1979, Amos Gitai, 1950-, AG Productions
Author / Creator
Amos Gitai, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
Cinephil
Topic / Theme
Immigrant life, Arabs, Europeans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1981 Film Platform
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Wadi, Ten Years Later
directed by Amos Gitai, 1950-; produced by Amos Gitai, 1950- and Laurent Truchot, fl. 1988, AGAV Films and Arte France (Israel-Palestine: Cinephil, 1991), 1 hour 38 mins
Ten years after his first Wadi, Amos Gitai takes up again the tale of the inhabitants of Wadi Rushmia. The former protagonists are still there. Their living conditions have deteriorated and new Russian immigrants have arrived and settled. The circumstances and individual stories reflect the political and social si...
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directed by Amos Gitai, 1950-; produced by Amos Gitai, 1950- and Laurent Truchot, fl. 1988, AGAV Films and Arte France (Israel-Palestine: Cinephil, 1991), 1 hour 38 mins
Description
Ten years after his first Wadi, Amos Gitai takes up again the tale of the inhabitants of Wadi Rushmia. The former protagonists are still there. Their living conditions have deteriorated and new Russian immigrants have arrived and settled. The circumstances and individual stories reflect the political and social situation of the region, which has deteriorated.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amos Gitai, 1950-, Laurent Truchot, fl. 1988, AGAV Films, Arte France
Author / Creator
Amos Gitai, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Cinephil
Topic / Theme
Social relationships, Immigrant life, Poverty, Daily life, Valleys, Russians, Jews, Arabs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 Film Platform
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