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Title Admissions
Published Chloe Smolarski, 2012
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (50 minutes): .flv file, sound
Summary This film delves into the inherent contradictions and psychological implications of undocumented students trapped at the intersection of education policy and broken immigration system. The stories of four students demonstrate both the dehumanizing effects of marginalization and their determination to receive a higher education. Experimental sound design, unsynchronized imagery, and a sophisticated metaphorical language are used to tell their poignant narratives: Jong Min discovering why he can't find his green card, Viridiana buying fake papers with her mother, Charlie's desire to study philosophy while picking strawberries, and Blanca's identity crisis when she returns to Mexico speaking "like a gringa." ADMISSIONS creates a dialogue and creates awareness of the complex issues of immigration, education and belonging
Notes Title from title frames
Event Originally produced by Chloe Smolarski in 2012
Notes In English. Closed-captioned
Subject Immigrants -- United States -- Immigrants
United States.
Genre/Form Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Documentaires.
Form Streaming video
Author Smolarski, Chloe, film director
Chloe Smolarski (Firm),