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We Are Not Strangers

About the Burlingham riot, when an angry mob of townspeople of Burlingham, OR, confront Sikh mill workers, who run for their lives.

We Are Not Strangers

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Year

2013

Runtime

15 min

We Are Not Strangers

2013

Synopsis

“Bellingham” tells the tragic story and aftermath of September 4, 1907 when a riot broke out in the streets of Bellingham, Washington, when a mob rounded up nearly 200 Sikh lumber mill workers and forced them out of town. Using beautifully-crafted recreations, spoken recollections and poetic visuals mementos, “Bellingham” tells the story of this ravaged town more than a century later, still trying to understand its past and look to its future.

Details

Editor
Stephen Erdman
Music
Trevor Doherty
Runtime
15 min