Galyna won the diversity visa lottery and had a chance to come to the U.S. from Ukraine to begin a new life. Yanelli fled violence and everything she'd ever known in Mexico, and had to start over in a country where she felt all alone. Both found community and opportunity for themselves and their children that they never imagined.
This short film debuted at the National Immigrant Justice Center's 20th Annual Human Rights Awards in June 2019, and was created by PRIME.