About La Americana

La Americana is the first feature-length documentary film by People’s Television.  Winner of multiple awards at film festivals across the country, La Americana is now being used as the centerpiece for a nationwide campaign to engage and inspire audiences to dialogue about immigrants’ rights and immigration reform.

Tagline:
One Continent.  Two Countries.  A World Apart.

Synopsis:
Carmen never planned to come to the United States, but when her daughter Carla was only nine-years-old, tragedy struck.  Carmen left Carla behind in Bolivia and made the dangerous and illegal journey to New York City where she could earn enough to support her ailing daughter, knowing she may never return home.  But after six years of separation, congress proposes ‘amnesty’ legislation that could allow Carmen and Carla to be reunited again…
Will Carmen stay and fight for the American dream, or be home as promised for Carla’s quinceañera?  Filmed in three countries and told through an intimate cinema-vérité narrative, her unforgettable story is woven into the current immigration debate in the United States, putting a human face on this timely and controversial issue.

Awards:

Grand Jury & Audience Awards – Cine Las Americas Film Festival
Special Mention of the Jury – Los Angeles Latino Film Festival
Best Documentary – New York Latino Film Festival
Best Documentary – Orlando Hispanic Film Festival
Best Documentary – Ojai Film Festival
Best Documentary – Urbanworld Film Festival