Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas) Premiering Tonight on Independent Lens on PBS

Posted on 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. military. But in 1999, these two brothers were forced to leave the only country they'd ever known and had pledged to protect. Follow filmmaker Monika Navarro on her familial journey to Mexico as she pieces together the tragic events of her uncles' deportation and opens a Pandora's box of family secrets. Check out a preview of tonight’s broadcast below: Lost Souls (Animas Perdidas) premieres tonight, Tuesday, March 23 at 10:00 on Independent Lens on PBS (check local listings). A co-production of ITVS in association with WGBH-Boston and LPB.

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