How do you measure the distance from an African village to an American city? What does it mean to be a refugee in today's "global village"? "Rain in a Dry Land" provides eye-opening answers as it chronicles the fortunes of two Somali Bantu families transported by relief agencies from years of civil war and refugee life to Atlanta, Georgia, and Springfield, Massachusetts. | Read the synopsis »

IN SEARCH OF THE "DURABLE SOLUTION"

P.O.V. has updated a special feature we created for the film "Lost Boys of Sudan" (P.O.V. 2004). Our experts revisit the topic and discuss what has changed — and what hasn't — in the complex business of helping refugees. » 

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

How has everyone adjusted to life in America three years later? Filmmaker Anne Makepeace provides an update about Aden, Madina and their family in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Arbai and her family in Atlanta, Georgia.  »