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Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Carlos Galindo always dreamed of a better life for his wife and newborn son when he crossed the border into the U.S. But when his wife left him, Carlos's only goal became to make sure his son Luis was given the opportunities he never had. A story that follows father and son as they embark on a physical and spiritual journey where they discover that family is the most important part of the American dream.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Raised in the U.S., Claudia is an undocumented immigrant living beyond her means in a twisted version of the American dream. When she’s arrested by the FBI for credit card fraud, Claudia is quickly deported to México.. Speaking no Spanish and lost in her foreign “homeland,” she reluctantly takes refuge at her estranged father's cattle ranch. As she clashes with her unyielding father, her attempts to return home to the U.S. thrust her into a...
3) Amexicano
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When blue-collar Italian-American Bruno loses his job, he finds himself working alongside illegal aliens in the landscaping business. After befriending Ignacio and his wife Gabriela, he develops a respect and admiration for them as they work to improve their lives.
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this whimsical bit o' blarney from George M. Cohan's 1922 hit, Judy Garland plays dual roles: plucky Irish colleen Nellie (Judy's first grownup part) and her daughter, Little Nellie. Both Nellies contend with the same cantankerous coot, the laze-about father (Charles Winninger) who fusses mightily when Nellie marries an upstanding lad (George Murphy) and repeats the process years later when Little Nellie falls in love. Radiant and winning, Garland...
5) Espiral
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
With the desire to improve their lives, the men of Huajuan de Leon emigrate without realizing that they are destroying that which they want to save; their families. This the story of Diamantina and Araceli, two young women from the Oaxacan Mixtec who watch their men, Santiago and Macario, leave for the north in search of a better life. A generational story about patriarchal society, the power of community and family and the role of women who become...
6) The citizen
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Yearning to leave behind his life of misfortune in the Middle East, Ibrahim Jarrah wins the U.S Green Card Lottery for a chance to become an American citizen. Ibrahim lands in New York City the day before the September terrorist attacks. The events forever shape the struggles he faces on his journey to capture the American dream.
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Carlos Galindo (Demian Bichir), mexicano de cuarenta años, es un trabajador inmigrante ilegal que reside en la ciudad de Los Ángeles. Un hombre honrado y decente, lo único que Carlos persigue es esforzarse al máximo para dar la mejor calidad de vida posible a su hijo Luis (Jose Julian), por ofrecerle una vida que él nunca tuvo.-- veotrailers.com
Carlos Galindo always dreamed of a better life for his wife and newborn son when he crossed the border...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Van Vlahakis left Greece five decades ago with only $22 dollars in his pocket and headed for the U.S. hoping for a better future for his family. Eftichios (as is his Greek name), not only managed to live the American dream, but also created one of the largest environmentally safe concepts, Earth Friendly Products, now a US giant in eco-friendly products. His story covers his life as it transforms from immigrant to CEO of Earth Friendly Products....
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
California awakens one day to discover that one third of its population has vanished. A peculiar pink fog surrounds the state and communication outside its boundaries has completely shut down. Oddly, the missing 14 million are all Hispanic.
11) Amreeka
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Muna Farah, a Palestinian single mom, struggles to maintain her optimistic spirit in the daily grind of intimidating West Bank checkpoints, the constant nagging of a controlling mother, and the haunting shadows of a failed marriage. Everything changes one day when she receives a letter informing her that her family has been granted a U.S. green card, and she moves with her teenage son to small town Illinois.
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
A stranger in a strange land, Bolivar De La Cruz has just crossed the border from Mexico in search of a better life. In contrast, restless, club-hopping second-generation immigrant Lola has the American Dream at her fingertips but feels like a stranger in her own life, forever caught between appeasing her old-world mother and following her heart. On the surface, despite their shared ethnic heritage, Bolivar and Lola have little in common. But when...
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 71 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Cuando su pueblo natal de Sabinas Hidalgo ya no puede proveer mas que frijoles y torillas, Macario, un campesino mexicano sueña con cruzar la frontera en búsqueda de trabajo y una vida mas digna para su esposa. Nisiquiera la intervención divina podrá salvar a Macario de su destino, como lo indica el titulo de la película.
A Mexican peasant finds himself drawn uncontrollably to thoughts of crossing the border to find work and a more dignified...
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
El "ideal californiano" se convierte en una comica y divertida pesadilla cuando toda la poblacion Latina desaparece misteriosamente del "Estado Dorado".
California awakens one day to discover that one third of its population -- all Latino -- has vanished.
15) Paraiso travel
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
This is the story of Marlon Cruz, a young Columbian man who, motivated by his beautiful girlfriend, Reina, leaves his life in Columbia to illegally cross the border and find fortune in New York. Marlon's journey, which takes him to seedy strip clubs, dance halls, homeless hostels, and the streets of Jackson Heights, ultimately brings him to a place he could never have predicted.
Marlon Cruz, un joven colombiano, y su novia, Reina, entran a los EEUU...
16) Amira & Sam
Series
Drafthouse Films volume 29
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Amira has a run-in with the police, so Sam takes her under his wing. Despite their differences, Sam and Amira share a common bond as outsiders. The more time they spend together, the harder it is for them to combat their feelings for one another. Meanwhile, Sam becomes entangled in an investment scheme and Amira's trouble with the law escalates to the brink of deportation.
17) Clemente
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Un hombre cruza el Rio Grande con la esperanza de empezar una nueva vida en América. Cuando una inesperada redada lo separa de su familia, Clemente es forzado a abrirse camino de regreso. Su traumático viaje ilustra les motivaciones y peligros de muchas personas que enfrentan valerosamente esta desafiante odisea.
A man crosses the Rio Grande in hopes of starting a new life in America. When an unexpected raid separates him from his family, Clemente...
18) August evening
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"August Evening narra las dificultades de Jaime, un jornalero indocumentado de edad avanzada, y de su joven hijastra, Lupe, una viuda que se niega a rehacer su vida. Lupe es más que una hija para Jaime, incluso más que sus propios hijos. Ambos intentarán mantenerse unidos ... pero el cambio es inevitable"--Container.
Jaime and his wife Maria live in a poverty-stricken town in Mexico. They trudge through life, but enjoy each other's company. Their...
19) Sin nombre
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
A teenage Honduran girl forms an unlikely friendship with a Mexican gang member who is helping to smuggle her family into the United States.
Una adolescente hondureña llega a ser amiga de un pandillero mexicano quien está ayudandoles a la joven y a su familia a entrar a los EEUU ilegalmente.
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. In Mexico, her mother cares for Carlitos. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite.
No hay distancia que pueda romper el enorme lazo que existe entre una madre y su hijo. Esa es la razón que motiva a...
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