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American Exile

Brothers Valente and Manuel Valenzuela volunteered and fought in Vietnam. Now 50 years later, they are being deported but, they are not the only ones. Follow the brothers as they learn about exiled veterans and embark on a journey to bring them back home.

Series

Voces

Premiere Date

November 16, 2021

Length

60 minutes

Funding Type

Development

John J Valadez

Writer, Director, Producer

John Valadez is a producer and director of award-winning documentaries for PBS and CNN, whose credits include Passin' It On, The Last Conquistador, Making Peace, Matters of Race, and Visiones: Latino Arts & Culture. He is a founding member of the New York City chapter of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP).

Headshot of Carleen Hsu
Carleen Hsu

Producer, Editor

For over 25 years, Carleen produced non-fiction films for HBO, PBS, TLC, BBC, CBC, and Channel 4 UK. The documentaries have been recognized with two Peabody Awards, a Royal Television Society Award, a Grierson Award, a Foreign Press Association Award for Best Documentary, and a nomination for a national News & Documentary Emmy.