“If you’ve ever despaired that America is too divided to come together again,

you’re about to experience a glimmer of hope.” - AWFJ

“REFUGE should be required viewing by every single person in the country.” - AWFJ

PRINT + WEB

GOLDEN GLOBES - "Refuge", a Powerful and Captivating Film by Erin Bernhardt and Din Blankenship (April, 2023)

LA Times - Review: Kiernan Shipka, Reggie Jackson and Stanley Kubrick highlight VOD, streaming options (March, 2023)

Alliance of Women Film Journalists - REFUGE Review (March, 2023)

USA TODAY - All the movies you'll want to watch in 2023, from 'Ant-Man 3' to 'Scream VI' (January, 2023)

VARIETY - Subject Matter Announces Inaugural Grant Winners, $120,000 Total in Funds for Films and Nonprofits (November, 2022)

DEADLINE - Shout! Studios Secures North American Rights To ‘Refuge’ Doc From LevelFILM, Katie Couric Media & Artemis Rising Foundation (October, 2022)

HYPERALLERGIC - Indie Filmmakers Shine a Light on the American South (September, 2022)

ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES - ‘Refuge’ A Story of Hate and Redemption (June, 2022)

KATIE COURIC MEDIA - New Documentary ‘Refuge’ Unmasks Hate in America — And Makes Room for Understanding (April, 2022) 

AJC - Locally shot ‘Refuge’ at the Atlanta Film Festival (April, 2022)

WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD - DOC NYC 2021 Women Directors: Meet Erin Bernhardt and Din Blankenship – “Refuge” (November, 2021)

UVA TODAY - Wahoo Dream Team: Couric, Alumnae Team to Share Refugees’ Stories (August, 2019)

USA TODAY - How a Syrian refugee is recreating his 'American Dream' for the next generation (June, 2018)

WASHINGTON POST - In the Army and the Klan, he hated Muslims. Now one was coming to Chris Buckley's home. (June, 2018)

NEXUS - NEXUS Leader Releases Trailer to CLARKSTON: the town where y’all means all (January, 2018)

PODCAST + RADIO

THE RACE & REDEMPTION PODCAST - Finding Refuge in Cross-Cultural Relationships with REFUGE Director, Din Blankenship (May, 2022)

SONIC CINEMA - Interview with REFUGE Directors, Erin Bernhardt & Din Blankenship (May, 2022)

THE WELCOME HOME PODCAST - a Conversation with REFUGE Director, Din Blankenship (February, 2022)

WABE - ‘Refuge’ documentary explores unlikely friendship between a Muslim refugee and former klansman (November, 2021)

GPBS - How A Former White Supremacist Befriended Muslim Cardiologist (December, 2018)