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Welcome to Shelbyville

On the eve of the 2008 election, the town of Shelbyville, Tennessee finds itself embroiled in a struggle to come to terms with a new wave of immigrants and grappling with what it means to be American.

Series

Independent Lens, Diverse Muslim Voices

Premiere Date

May 24, 2011

Length

60 minutes

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Kim A Snyder

Producer/Director

Director/producer Kim A. Snyder is the Peabody Award-winning filmmaker of Newtown (Sundance 2016, Independent Lens, Netflix), Us Kids (Sundance 2020 and 14 subsequent awards), Lessons from a School Shooting… (Tribeca 2018–Best Documentary Short, Netflix Original, Grierson Award nominee), and Welcome to Shelbyville (Independent Lens).

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