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201917 minPGdoc-short

Sandwiched

201917 minPGdoc-short

A bodega owner balances his role in the community with the reality of being a refugee from Yemen's civil war, separated from his family.

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A bodega owner balances his role in the community with the reality of being a refugee from Yemen's civil war, separated from his family.

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Abdulmotaleb runs a bodega in his neighborhood, where he greets customers with a smile. Beneath this friendly exterior lies a more complex reality. He is a refugee from Yemen’s civil war, separated from his wife and children, who remain in a conflict zone. The 17-minute documentary "Sandwiched" captures his dual existence, balancing the demands of daily life in America with the emotional weight of his family's plight back home.

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