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Al-Jazeera follows Joseph, a Liberian man on his journey to New York City. He gets randomly selected in the US green card lottery system. The 22-minute film is currently showing on their English language broadcast station. (Most cable TV providers are coy about carrying Al Jazeera–they’re apparently terrorists–but you can stream the channel online on Livestation.com). On See more info here. It’s quite a journey and a must watch for anyone interested in the realities of contemporary immigration. Joseph really experiences it all.–Chief Boima