Inhospitable

Inhospitable
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Inhospitable tells the revealing and heartbreaking story of a North Carolina man’s detention by ICE, and his community’s fight to keep him from being deported.

Season 1

  1. EPISODE 1

    They Trapped Me, Pastor

    I remember sitting in the conference room when Gilles called for the first time from York Detention Center in SC and the sadness and anger and fear that was in his voice and the distress in his voice when he said “Pastor! Pastor! they trapped me!”

    51 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    You Pretty Much Already Have to be Dead

    There are no clear and simple pathways to citizenship in the United States, but avenues to temporary statuses at least used to be more available. How, then, did Gilles first arrive in the United States? The story begins across the world in the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville.

    50 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    "So what, maybe it is a concentration camp?"

    The massive immigration detention system in the United States is one-of-a-kind, and it's repeatedly come under scrutiny for it's treatment of immigrants and its financial practices.

    47 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    "It was my turn."

    Eventually, the seemingly inevitable outcome came and Gilles was taken from Atlanta and deported. This episode chronicles his deportation and what deportation means for the country and the world.

    38 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    What's Next?

    In this episode, we talk with immigration activists and experts about misconceptions about immigration and conduct a roundtable of the pastors at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church about the role of communities (faith-based and otherwise) in the current immigration climate.

    40 min

  6. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Inhospitable Trailer

    Inhospitable tells the revealing and heartbreaking story of a North Carolina man’s detention by ICE, and his community’s fight to keep him from being deported.

    2 min

  7. BONUS

    Bonus Episode: Live Q&A at Greenwood Forest

    This special live episode in a question and answer format was recorded at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary, NC, Gilles' home congregation in the United States. It was recorded in between the third and fourth episodes of the series.

    46 min

  8. BONUS

    Inhospitable at Wild Goose Festival

    In this episode, we tell the story of Inhospitable at the Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina. Hear a summary of the story so far and Q&A with festival-goers. Inhospitable tells the revealing and heartbreaking story of a North Carolina […]

    44 min

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Ratings & Reviews

4.8
out of 5
11 Ratings

About

Inhospitable tells the revealing and heartbreaking story of a North Carolina man’s detention by ICE, and his community’s fight to keep him from being deported.

Information

  • Creator
    Inhospitable
  • Episodes
    8
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2019 Greenwood Forest Baptist Church
  • Show Website
    Inhospitable