A 17-year-old girl adopted from Ethiopia leads a racial justice march in her small, conservative town, igniting a fierce cultural battle that divides friends, families and church members, and forces the community to confront deeply ingrained issues of identity and race.

Runtime: 74 minutes

 
 
 

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What People Are Saying

“The filmmakers give a lot of space to the question of how a small, predominantly Christian town reconciles the diverging positions of its citizenry.”

IMDb Review

Lynden offers a poignant picture of the realities facing the current American divide and offers hope in the strength and courage of some of our youngest civilians and activists.”

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“The film is beautifully photographed, extremely well paced, and punctuates its intense story-line with humor and pathos.”

IMDb Review

“This is a timely and admirably well-balanced portrait of the monumental clash of culture that is playing out in small towns across the US.”

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Original Music By Mike Edel & M.E. Netzke

"We’ve Been Here Before (A Dream Don’t Come Easy)”