What Happens to a Dream Deferred
Scott Boehm, Peter Johnston | Documentary
2018 | 12 minutes | United States
An intimate portrait of a day in the life of two DACA recipients whose lives were thrown into limbo after the program was rescinded on September 5, 2017.
Synopsis
An intimate portrait of a day in the life of two DACA recipients, José Adrián Badillo Carlos and Osvaldo Sandoval, graduate students at Michigan State University whose lives were thrown into limbo after the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was rescinded on September 5, 2017.
Citation
Main credits
Boehm, Scott (film director)
Boehm, Scott (screenwriter)
Boehm, Scott (film producer)
Johnston, Peter (film producer)
Other credits
Cinematography and editing, Peter Johnston.
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Pragda subjects
Education
International Relations
Latinx
Migration Studies
North America
Political Science
Short Films
Sociology
Youth
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DIRECTOR: Scott Boehm, Peter Johnston
NATIONALITY: United States
YEAR: 2018
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: English; Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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