''Strangers No More'' is a 2010 short

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about a school in

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, where children from 48 countries and diverse backgrounds come together to learn. The parents of these children are among over 300,000 transnational migrant workers who have arrived in Israel—some with government authorization and others undocumented. The film follows three students as they struggle to acclimate to life in Israel and slowly unveil their stories of hardship. ''Strangers No More'' was shot on location at the Bialik-Rogozin School in Tel Aviv. It is produced and directed by

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and

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of Simon & Goodman Picture Company, whose films have received four

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nominations and three

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. It won best Short Documentary at the

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in 2011.Film about Tel Aviv school wins Academy Award

Premiere and screenings

''Strangers No More'' premiered on September 24, 2010, at the

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Sunset 5 Theatre in

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. It has also screened in cities worldwide through the Shorts International OSCAR®-Nominated Short Films 2011 program. On January 25, 2011, the

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announced ''Strangers No More'' as being nominated for the

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for the Best Documentary Short Subject category and later won in the February 27, 2011 ceremony. The film made its television debut on

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on December 5, 2011.

References

External links

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Official Strangers No More Site

Denver Film Festival Site

Review by author Talia Carner
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