La Americana invited to festivals across the country!

Here’s just a small sampling of where we’ll be taking the film:

New York, NY – Urbanworld Film Festival, NYC, (Sept. 10-14)
Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (Sept. 12-19)
Orlando, FL – Global Peace Film Festival, Orlando FL (Sept. 17-21)
Kansas City – Kansas International Film Festival (Sept. 19-25
Mexico City – DocsDF, Mexico City (Sept. 25 – Oct. 4)
Birmingham, AL – Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival (Sept. 26 – 28th)
Washington, DC – National Geographic All Roads Film Festival (Oct. 2-5th)

Check out the La Americana website for showtimes. Hope to see you there!

– People’s TV

La Americana wins best documentary at NYILFF

Thanks to everyone who came out to our screenings at the HBO/NY Latino International Film Festival. La Americana won the jury award for Best Documentary!

Brandon Harris at Filmmaker Magazine writes:

“The most effecting film of the festival… Bruckman expertly weaves the contemporary immigration debate into the tale of this unforgettable woman.”

Many more screenings to be announced soon at http://www.la-americana.com