Where Home Begins Again

Join us in celebrating the 6th Season of the Western New York Refugee Film Festival!

This season features nine critically acclaimed documentaries uplifting the voices of refugees from around the world including Ukraine, Burundi, Afghanistan, Syria, South Sudan, Venezuela, Uganda, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Colombia.

We are excited to return to our theater for the opening and closing films and offer the rest virtually!

Compelling talkbacks with directors, film stars, and experts on the refugee experience follow each screening.

Learn more and Register today!

Interested in supporting WNYRFF and Journey’s End as a sponsor?
Information about our 2024 – 2025 package available here.

Thank you to our Season 6 WNYRFF Sponsors!

“DIRECTORS”

“STARS”

Amy & Ken
Shuman

“SCREENWRITERS”

“WELCOME CREW”

HAYATIDANCE
(Dance Instruction and Performances)

New Neighbors Coalition

Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Buffalo & WNY

Supporting refugees on their journey to self-sufficiency.

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Resettlement

Through refugee resettlement, we help new arrivals make Buffalo their home. Our passionate resettlement team ensures our new families’ needs are met through home set-ups, airport pick-ups, cultural orientation, and ensuring all health care, mental health, education and employment needs are met.

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Employment & Entrepreneurship

Journey’s End promotes self-sufficiency through job placement services and a wide range of job training and entrepreneurship programs.

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Education

Cultural orientation, English as a Second Language and High School Equivalency classes take place daily in Journey’s End’s classrooms.

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Legal Services

Through the NYS Office for New Americans and the Liberty Defense Project, Journey’s End offers complete immigration legal representation to low-income refugees, asylees, and other immigrants.

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