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Season 11 Episode 5

About the Episode

“Where are you really from?” Inspired by a young generation’s creative response to this loaded question, FROM HERE follows artists and activists from immigrant families coming of age in an era of rising xenophobia and political turmoil. Set in New York and Berlin, the film shows them create families, fight for citizenship, make art and forge identities, while redefining what it means to belong.

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Extras

In Search of Bengali Harlem | Growing Up Bengali American

Alaudin Ullah opens up about growing up in Harlem as a Bengali American kid.

0:56
Como Vivimos (How We Live) | Trailer

California farmworker housing rules force seasonal moves, upending Latinx students' education.

1:25
In Search of Bengali Harlem | Preview

A Harlem playwright unearths the extraordinary pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents.

0:30
Hundreds of Thousands | A Call for Change

Stevie Walker-Webb shares his hopes and fears for incarcerated people with mental illness.

0:54
Liberated Lives

Filmmakers talk about their documentaries and the process of telling these stories.

24:19
Hundreds of Thousands | Solitary Confinement

For 24 hours, Stevie Walker-Webb is in "solitary confinement" to show its inhumanity.

1:04
Hundreds of Thousands | Brothers

Two brothers, one on the inside, share their hopes and dreams after incarceration.

0:58
What These Walls Won't Hold | Healing Power of Filmmaking

Director Adamu Chan opens up about finding filmmaking inside San Quentin State Prison.

0:22
Beyond the Lens: What These Walls Won't Hold | Adamu Chan

A conversation with WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD's Adamu Chan.

10:26
What These Walls Won't Hold | The Root of Incarceration

Rahsaan Thomas talks about incarceration and why people get involved in crime.

0:32