Sin país / a film by Theo Rigby.

"With intimate access and striking imagery, Sin País (Without Country) explores one family's experience as they are separated by deportation. Sam and Elida Mejia escaped a violent Civil War in Guatemala and came to California. After raising their family for nearly 20 years in the Bay Area, immigrati...

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Corporate Authors: New Day Films, Stanford University. Documentary Film and Video Program
Other Authors: Rigby, Theo, Wool, Dan
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English and Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.
Published: [Harriman, N.Y.] : [Distributed by] New Day Films, [2010]
Subjects:
Guatemalan American families > California > San Francisco.
Noncitizens > Family relationships > California > San Francisco.
Unauthorized immigration > California > San Francisco.
Deportees > Family relationships > Guatemala.
Children of immigrants > Family relationships > California > San Francisco.
Children of noncitizens > Family relationships > California > San Francisco.
Short films.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (20 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Without country
One family's journey through deportation
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"With intimate access and striking imagery, Sin País (Without Country) explores one family's experience as they are separated by deportation. Sam and Elida Mejia escaped a violent Civil War in Guatemala and came to California. After raising their family for nearly 20 years in the Bay Area, immigration agents stormed the Mejia's house in 2007. After a passionate fight to stay in the U.S., Sam and Elida are deported back to Guatemala, and leave their two teenage ch[i]ldren in the U.S. This short documentary explores the complexities of the Mejia's new reality: parents living without their children, and children doing their best to succeed without their parents." -- Container.
Note:Originally produced in 2010.
"Produced in the Documentary Film and Video M.F.A. Program, Department of Art & Art History, Stanford University." -- Note at end of film.
Videorecording.
Call Number:VIDEO S
JV6923 .S56 2010 VideoDVD
Credits:Director, cinematographer, editor, Theo Rigby ; original music, Dan Wool.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R) format: this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.