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The album art of "The Pursuit of Refuge - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" next to a pair of headphones.
The Pursuit of Refuge Original Soundtrack Now Available!

Today, Friday, October 12th 2018, we are proud to present the original soundtrack from our newest motion picture, "The Pursuit of Refuge", to our "Reel Nation Music", YouTube, and Sound Cloud channels.


Listen below on the embedded Sound Cloud player.


Listen to the three tracks that bring the film to life with accents of middle-eastern instruments meshed with the sound of the modern political climate of the United States. The composer, S.D. Gabor, has created a truly beautiful, powerful, and moving score.


So what are you waiting for! Here are the links to listen:

To learn more about the film, visit "The Pursuit of Refuge" web page at www.reelnationmedia.com/refuge. To listen to more music from S.D. Gabor, visit his website at https://www.sdgx.ltd/.


If you haven't seen it already, here is the trailer for "The Pursuit of Refuge".




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  • Oct 1, 2018
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 8, 2018


The right words can lift even the lowest of spirits, whether you need a morale boost or something to ignite a fire inside you.



10. Michael Bookwalter: “We don’t wrestle to lose, we work too hard in wrestling to lose.”

9. Kenneth Haarer: “You have to regroup and go back at it.”

8. Jason Woodall: “Wrestling is very personal. When you lose you take it hard because *you* lost.”

7. Joe Porter: “I’m going to try my best and hopefully get as far as I can.”

6. Michael Bookwalter: “In wrestling, it’s not just on the mat that you can win. It’s what you learn from it.”

5. Kenneth Haarer: “In wrestling you can do all the work and all the right things and still not get where you want to be.”

4. Jason Woodall: “My goal is that they get on the mat and give it all they have.”

3. Joe Porter: “I feel like if all these people believe in me, why can’t I do it?”

2. Cevon Nguyen: "I’m going to push myself past my limits to better myself and improve as an individual.”

1. Michael Bookwalter: "How are you going to beat somebody else if you can’t beat yourself?”

What do you think of our top ten quotes? Did any one quote in particular stand out to you, tell us in the comments below! Still haven't seen the movie yet, no worries click here.

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Updated: Oct 8, 2018


Reel Nation Media makes their newest 26 minute documentary, The Pursuit of Refuge, available for community screenings and fundraisers.


Syrian refugee children welcome their family members to America, who have just escaped war and refugee camps.

“An intimate portrait of a Syrian refugee father and his family building a life from zero in their new home, the United States of America.” This is the story of The Pursuit of Refuge, the newest film from Reel Nation Media and director Abdullah Abu-Mahfouz, shot during 2015-2017 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The film is now available, by request, to screen at local theaters, schools, and community and religious centers. Non-profit communities supporting and housing refugees will have the screening license waived.

In addition to the requested screenings, the filmmakers will host their own theatrical tour with a Q&A at theaters, universities, and community centers across the country. The Pursuit of Refuge will also be screening in select festivals, to be announced, during the fall and winter of 2018.

View the trailer embedded below and also available at: www.reelnationmedia.com/refuge


“The Pursuit of Refuge is a human journey that all embark on, no matter who they are. This short documentary is an intimate portrait of what it means to find happiness after you've lost everything.” – Abdullah Abu-Mahfouz, Director

“Lovely, well-crafted, sobering… (The Pursuit of Refuge is) an important entry into the recent canon of films on the refugee and displacement crisis. What I appreciate most is its overall unapologetic optimism. I breathed a little easier watching a story about people who are doing their best to work through the nonsense and brutal injustices to at least try to get to a better place in life.” – Steven Sean Garland, Actor (SAG-AFTRA & AEA)

Audiences, organizations, businesses, and others seeking to watch the film, submit a screening request, or learn more can visit the movie’s webpage at www.reelnationmedia.com/refuge. There they can also view the official trailer and subscribe via email or social media for news on future screenings, festival dates, and release dates on digital platforms.

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ABOUT REEL NATION MEDIA

Reel Nation Media was founded in 2014 by Daniel Roy Bills, Lauren Houdek, and Abdullah Abu-Mahfouz. In a world of billion-dollar franchises, binge-watching, and junk, viral videos, they saw the lack of media art that was altogether authentic, fun, and healthy for audiences striving to be conscious and sincere with their media consumption. The motion-picture and art studio will have four feature-length documentaries, crafted to heal and inspire audiences, in its library by winter 2019. Learn more at www.reelnationmedia.com.

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