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Five siblings struggle to support their American livelihoods after their mother is deported to Mexico.
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Directed By Angela Torres Camarena, Produced By Angela Torres Camarena
Winner of the Changemaker Award
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Angela Torres Camarena, Producer and Director Producer/Director Angela Torres Camarena always believed in promoting social change through media. Since 2005 she has been making short films with strong social content while exploring topics related to independence, loneliness, freedom, culture characteristics, ambition, media imperialism, justice and family dynamics. Giving a voice to the voiceless has changed her life and given her a sense of “fulfillment.” Angela is currently an MFA Candidate in the Film Production Program at the University of Texas - Austin and recipient of the E.D. Farmer Fellowship by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies. She has also been awarded by CONARTE in Monterrey, Mexico with the Fund for the Artistic Professional Studies Abroad…...
Exiled in America Awards Video
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