Preview Screening and Discussion of “Simple As Water”

Ten years after the beginning of the Syrian civil war, Syria is still the world’s largest refugee crisis. In Simple As Water, the documentary from Academy Award-winning director Megan Mylan, portraits of Syrian families filmed over five years in five countries reveal the impact of war, separation, and displacement and reify the universal importance of family.  Panelists discuss this soon-to-be released HBO documentary, the Syria crisis, and the obstacles refugee families face. Speakers Robert Carey Leadership in Government Fellow, Open Society Foundations; Former Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2015–2017); Former Vice President, Resettlement and Migration Policy, International Rescue…