Welcome(d)

DIRECTOR(S):
Hope Zhu, Rowan Henchy, Parker Beverly, Will Zimmerman
SYNOPSIS:

“Welcome(d)” charts the story of two refugees who emigrated from war-torn countries, the difficulties they experienced upon arriving in America, and how ECAR (Every Campus a Refuge) at Wake Forest University was able to connect them with a support system and the resources to build a better life for themselves and their families in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

 

Student Film – Wake Forest University.

Presented as Part Of North Carolina Shorts, Program Three: Winston Stories

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