Synopsis

What measures the distance between an African village and an American city? What does it signify to be a refugee in today's interconnected world? *Rain in a Dry Land* offers illuminating answers, charting the experiences of two Somali Bantu families relocated by aid organizations from years of conflict and displacement to Springfield, Massachusetts, and Atlanta, Georgia. As these newcomers grapple with racism, poverty, and the disorientation of 21st-century culture, the film documents their stru