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Revisiting Sentenced Home and the Case of Many Uch
August 10, 2010Sentenced Home aired back in 2007 on Independent Lens and put a human face on a controversial immigration policy. The film followed three young Cambodian Americans, raised in inner-city Seattle, each of whom faced deportation for mistakes they made as teenagers. Filmmakers Nicole Newnham and David Grabias provide an update on the case of Many Uch, one…
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Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas) Premiering Tonight on Independent Lens on PBS
March 23, 2010"With brave and brutal honesty, [Filmmaker Monika] Navarro, 31, turns the camera on her own clan as she explores a family history that embodies the best and worst of the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico." - Hispanic Magazine Augie and Gino were living the American dream -- raised and educated in the United States and proud veterans of the U.S.…
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Behind the Scenes of Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas)
March 17, 2010Augie and Gino were living the American dream –– raised and educated in the United States and proud veterans of the military. But in 1999, these two brothers were forced to leave the only country they’d ever known and had pledged to protect. Airing next Tuesday, March 23 at 10:00 PM on Independent Lens on PBS, filmmaker Monika Navarro goes on a journey across…