Zain’s Summer: From Refugee to American Boy

Year
2016
Country
USA
Duration:
13 mins

Overview

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.

Production Team

Director
Joshua Seftel

Festival Screenings

Featured in the 2017 Mountainfilm Festival.

Film Resources

Classroom Materials
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