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Brooks – The City of 100 Hellos is a 2011 Canadian documentary. The 49-minute film directed by Brandy Yanchyk and produced by Brandy Y Productions gives a glimpse into the lives of many of the new immigrants, refugees and temporary foreign workers that have moved to Brooks, Alberta, Canada. It also explores the challenges they face and looks at how long-time residents of Brooks feel about the new immigration in their community. The main attraction for the newcomers is the local meat packing plant owned by XL Foods Lakeside Packers Inc. that employed about 2,000 workers from across the world. The title The City of 100 Hellos comes from assessment that over 100 languages are spoken in Brooks from 60 to 70 different countries with many languages and dialects. The film also explores Brook's 100-year history as it celebrates its centennial anniversary and shows how the demographics is changing the city incorporated as a village on July 14, 1910.

Screenings and awards
The film has been featured in Lucerne International Film Festival Showcase and Commffest Global Community Festival in 2011 and in Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival, George Lindsey UNA Film Festival and the Ghangzhou International Film Festival in 2012. It won the 2012 Royal Reel Award for the Documentary Competition at The Canada International Film Festival in Vancouver, an Honorable Mention Award as Best Documentary under 60 minutes at the 2011 Commffest Global Community Festival in Toronto and an Honorable Mention Award: Humanitarian Approach at the 8th annual Montana CINE International Film Festival.