- Directed by
- Nahitchevansky, Georges
- Pollack Sultan, Helena
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- polyester film
- Dimensions
- Duration (Reel 1): 26 Minutes
- Length (Film): 950 Feet
- Duration (Reel 2): 31 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1100 Feet
- Caption
- This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
- Description
- A documentary film with the title Refugees in Our Back Yard. It consists of two (2) reels of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound.
- The documentary explores the controversies surrounding mass migration of undocumented Salvadorans, Guatemalans, and Nicaraguans into the United States in the late 20th century. It touches on issues such as the impact of civil unrest in Central America; dangers undocumented migrants face on their journey; the policies of the U.S. State Department as well as some of the challenges undocumented migrants face while living in the U.S.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- El Salvador, Latin America, North and Central America
- Guatemala, Latin America, North and Central America
- Nicaragua, Latin America, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- Type
- sound films
- color films (visual works)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Documentary films
- Film
- Humanitarianism
- Immigration
- International affairs
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.102.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




