This is an excellent film that challenges many of the typical (perhaps stereotypical) images of small-town America (i.e. is religiously and ethnically homogeneous, politically conservative, insulated from the rest of the world, etc.). As a resident of a small town in the Midwest, I tire of encountering such images. That is why I was so pleased to view "Rebirth." In this film, we learn that small towns can not only be ethnically diverse, but also have people that are consciously and actively engaged in social and political issues affecting the world. At the risk of sounding trite, "Rebirth" helps us realize that the world is indeed becoming a very small place.
