All films will be shown Wednesday at 10 a.m. in CALT-107

September 17
Escuela (School)
By Hannah Weyer

For migrant kids in the United States, trying to finish high school is a major ordeal. As it follows the life of Liliana, a Mexican American teen, this documentary reveals the struggles of agricultural working families who also want their children to get an education.  

October 15
My American Girls: A Dominican Story
By Aaron Matthews

What does the “American Dream” mean to Dominican immigrants who live in Brooklyn and work several jobs in order to provide for their children? What does the “Dream” mean to those same children? These questions are teased out as Sandra and Bautista Ortiz imagine retiring in the Dominican Republic, and their daughters live out their own, very different, aspirations.

November 19
Maid In America
By Anayansi Prado and produced by Kevin Leadingham

When parents cannot provide for their children at home in Dominica, the Philippines, Mexico, Guatemala and other developing nations, they often come to the United States to work, sending much of their income back to their families. This documentary takes a close look at the lives of three women who do domestic work in the United States in order to improve the lives of those they have left back home.

Sponsored by the Women’s Institute and the Women’s Studies Department