Welcome to Shelbyville

Premiered May 24, 2011

Directed by

Kim A. Snyder

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About the Documentary

A small town in the heart of America’s Bible Belt grapples with rapidly changing demographics. Longtime African American and white residents are challenged with how best to integrate with a growing Latino population and the more recent arrival of hundreds of Muslim Somali refugees.

The Filmmaker

Kim A. Snyder

Director/Producer Kim 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 (2011, Independent Lens).

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Welcome to Shelbyville: Director's Statement

Shelbyville Director Tackles Race, Immigration, and What it Means to Be American