The La Americana Educational DVD is Now Available for Purchase!
April 23, 2009
La Americana is distributed by Cinema Guild, a leading distributor of world-class documentary film. CLICK HERE to purchase for your library or university today! La Americana will be available for Home Video use later this year. Please sign up for email updates and we’ll let you know as soon as pre-orders begin.
Kick-Off Outreach Screening in Stamford, CT
April 22, 2009
Our kick-off outreach screening begins at the Avon Theater in Stamford, CT.
Stamford, CT, Avon Theater
April 22nd at 7:30 PM
Co-Sponsored by CRISOL and The Stamford Sponsorship
The event will be followed with a panel on the movement for immigration reform by Director, Nicholas Bruckman and immigration attorney Philip Berns.
La Americana – Salem, Oregon Premiere (April 18, 2009)
April 10, 2009
When: Saturday April 18, 2009 at 12:30pm; Sunday April 19, 2009 at 1:00pm
Where: The NEW Salem Cinema on Broadway & Market NE (Salem, Oregon)
Click Here to Check out the Schedule
About the 2009 Salem Film Festival:
“The 2009 SALEM FILM FESTIVAL will take its cue from last year’s remarkable line-up of films and filmmakers to dazzle yet again, but with a TEN-DAY supply of the fresh, the fantastic and the first-rate! We have enthusiastically schemed and plotted another whirlwind of cinematic energy and emotion, of vitality and passion, of diversity and diversion, all to be splashed across the screen before your very eyes. When the lights have dimmed, prepare to be spirited away by the magic of the movies…”
Dora Leticia Joins La Americana as the Campaign Director
April 10, 2009
Dora Leticia joins La Americana as the Campaign Director
We would like to welcome her to La Americana and People’s Television!
Dora Leticia is of mexican descent, whose parents immigrated to the United States in the late 60’s.
She is an independent documentary photographer and artist, currently residing in New York. She has photographed extensively in the United States, Mexico, Guatemala and Chile, capturing the essence of the human struggle. She is also the Founder of Lens Ethics.
She is committed to this project because she supports immigration reform and like the film’s Director, does not believe in the borders (of any kind) that divide us.
About her new role with La Americana, Dora Leticia said:
“I tend to be drawn towards attitudes that are geared towards humanity, globalization and a sense of responsibility to the global communities that bind us. Having that in common with the staff pretty much sealed the deal. It takes a special kind of film to tackle this issue in the way that La Americana has. It is a great documentary and I can relate to the experiences depicted in the film. Not because I am an undocumented immigrant, I am not, I was born in the U.S. But, my parents had similar hardships. And being a witness to that all of my life…well, how can you not get involved in some way? The stories of immigrants…they all seem to be connected in a universal way. The film captures the true essence of what it is like for many. The stories may be different, but, the nature of the experience, the struggle…it feels we are all pulling on the same string…trying to make a better life. It’s not just an immigrant thing, it’s the stuff of human beings. Bringing these experiences to light is essential to our progress as human beings in our efforts to get it right. I am honored to be a part of that.”
“Film Festival Brings Diversity to Forefront”
April 6, 2009
La Americana screened at the MOSAIC Diversity Film Festival (UPDATE)
Below is an excerpt of an article written about this event – check it out!
Film Festival brings diversity to forefront
By Mickey Woods | IDS
April 5, 2009
“The second MOSAIC Diversity Film Festival, in conjunction with the opening of the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market, premiered Saturday at City Hall and marked 25 years of Diversity Theatre.
The topics of the films shown during the festival included aging, disability and race issues.”
The last group of films displayed issues of race and isolation through people who dealt with homelessness, illegal immigration and depression.
“La Americana” was a film about an illegal immigrant named Carmen who left Bolivia to find work in the United States to provide a better life for her ailing daughter. She then went back to Bolivia after the Bush administration refused to grant immigrant amnesty.
After the film, there was a discussion on immigration policies facilitated by Christie Popp, staff attorney with the Immigrants and Language Rights Center of Indiana Legal Services.
“The way laws are now, it’s impossible for immigrants seeking a better life to come to the United States even if they just want to work,” Popp said. “People like Carmen have situations that seem impossible because of the restrictions set by the government.”
