More than 120 people gathered in the Garden City High School auditorium Wednesday for the world premiere of “Strangers in Town,” a documentary about Garden City from out-of-town filmmakers, getting a taste of the layers of the area’s blend of cultures and getting a glimpse of their city as viewed from the outside.
The documentary, created by co-directors Stephen Lerner and Reuben Aaronson and director of photography Jim Jewell, explored the immigrant experience in Garden City, from the diverse school district local children grew up in, to what the city, police department and other local entities did to offer support, to the stories of individual families or individuals, such as a student who returned to El Salvador rather than be deported.
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