The La Americana Educational DVD is Now Available for Purchase!
April 23, 2009
La Americana is distributed by Cinema Guild, a leading distributor of world-class documentary film. CLICK HERE to purchase for your library or university today! La Americana will be available for Home Video use later this year. Please sign up for email updates and we’ll let you know as soon as pre-orders begin.
Kick-Off Outreach Screening in Stamford, CT
April 22, 2009
Our kick-off outreach screening begins at the Avon Theater in Stamford, CT.
Stamford, CT, Avon Theater
April 22nd at 7:30 PM
Co-Sponsored by CRISOL and The Stamford Sponsorship
The event will be followed with a panel on the movement for immigration reform by Director, Nicholas Bruckman and immigration attorney Philip Berns.
La Americana - LASA 2009 Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
April 14, 2009
La Americana is going to the LASA 2009 Film Festival - June 11-14, 2009
“The Festival and Exhibit focuses on films with content related to Latin America in all of its aspects: history, peoples, economy, current issues, debates, arts, politics, etc. Films come from all over the globe, and they all have in common that Latin America is their focus.”
CLICK HERE for the LASA 2009 Film Festival Program (PDF)
Screening Details
La Americana - Salem, Oregon Premiere (April 18, 2009)
April 10, 2009
When: Saturday April 18, 2009 at 12:30pm; Sunday April 19, 2009 at 1:00pm
Where: The NEW Salem Cinema on Broadway & Market NE (Salem, Oregon)
Click Here to Check out the Schedule
About the 2009 Salem Film Festival:
“The 2009 SALEM FILM FESTIVAL will take its cue from last year’s remarkable line-up of films and filmmakers to dazzle yet again, but with a TEN-DAY supply of the fresh, the fantastic and the first-rate! We have enthusiastically schemed and plotted another whirlwind of cinematic energy and emotion, of vitality and passion, of diversity and diversion, all to be splashed across the screen before your very eyes. When the lights have dimmed, prepare to be spirited away by the magic of the movies…”
Dora Leticia Joins La Americana as the Campaign Director
April 10, 2009
Dora Leticia joins La Americana as the Campaign Director
We would like to welcome her to La Americana and People’s Television!
Dora Leticia is of mexican descent, whose parents immigrated to the United States in the late 60’s.
She is an independent documentary photographer and artist, currently residing in New York. She has photographed extensively in the United States, Mexico, Guatemala and Chile, capturing the essence of the human struggle. She is also the Founder of Lens Ethics.
She is committed to this project because she supports immigration reform and like the film’s Director, does not believe in the borders (of any kind) that divide us.
About her new role with La Americana, Dora Leticia said:
“I tend to be drawn towards attitudes that are geared towards humanity, globalization and a sense of responsibility to the global communities that bind us. Having that in common with the staff pretty much sealed the deal. It takes a special kind of film to tackle this issue in the way that La Americana has. It is a great documentary and I can relate to the experiences depicted in the film. Not because I am an undocumented immigrant, I am not, I was born in the U.S. But, my parents had similar hardships. And being a witness to that all of my life…well, how can you not get involved in some way? The stories of immigrants…they all seem to be connected in a universal way. The film captures the true essence of what it is like for many. The stories may be different, but, the nature of the experience, the struggle…it feels we are all pulling on the same string…trying to make a better life. It’s not just an immigrant thing, it’s the stuff of human beings. Bringing these experiences to light is essential to our progress as human beings in our efforts to get it right. I am honored to be a part of that.”
