La Americana

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La Americana
Directed by Nicholas Bruckman
Release date
  • 2008 (2008)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish

La Americana is a feature documentary film directed and produced by Nicholas Bruckman. [1] The film tells the story of a young undocumented immigrant in New York City who struggles to save the life of her ailing daughter in Bolivia. [2] La Americana received numerous festival awards worldwide, including best documentary at the New York [3] and Los Angeles Latino [4] film festivals.

The film was broadcast on numerous television networks in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, and in 2012 aired nationwide in the US on National Geographic Mundo. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Biswas, Anindita (February 10, 2009) “Beyond Borders” [ permanent dead link ]. The Hindu. Retrieved on June 8, 2012
  2. ↑ Rosenblatt, Josh (April 11, 2008) “Cine las Americas Previews” [ permanent dead link ]. Austin Chronicle. Retrieved on June 18, 2012
  3. ↑ Admin (July 26, 2008) “HBO’S NY INT’L LATINO FEST DISPATCH” Archived 2013-10-04 at archive.today . Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ Past Winners, Los Angeles Latino Film Festival Archived 2012-05-14 at the Wayback Machine . Los Angeles Latino Film Institute Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on June 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ “La Americana”. Nat Geo. Retrieved on June 18, 2012
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