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The stories of Salt Lake City’s refugee population told through a series of vignettes as their caseworker, Said a 23 year old former refugee guides them through various stages in the resettlement process.

THIS PLACE IS MINE (2017-)

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BLUE HERON (2015)

Hoping to find some peace to finish a long delayed record, a musician wintering in Salt Lake City stumbles into a precarious friendship with a lonely outsider.

TANKED (2014)

An attempt to create an elaborate costume becomes a quickly derails as Eric encounters friends, neighbors and other obstacles on Halloween in Brooklyn.

RELIEF (2014)

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As a couple faces a difficult decision, a grim story from the woman's childhood makes a convincing argument.

(In Production)

Clip from Relief

9 minutes
USA
Spring 2014

Maiko Takeda
Danny Rico

Written and Directed by John Raftery