Immigrant nation : the battle for the dream /

Immigrant nation : the battle for the dream /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	Anamorphic widescreen.
Imprint:	[New York?] : New Day Films : Clandestino Films, 2010.
Description:	1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English
Subject:	Immigrants -- Mexican-American Border Region. Border patrols -- Mexican-American Border Region. Community activists. Emigration and immigration. Emigration and immigration law. Immigrants. Women political activists. Mexican-American Border Region -- Social conditions. Mexico -- Emigration and immigration. United States -- Emigration and immigration. Mexico -- Boundaries -- United States. United States -- Boundaries -- Mexico. Illinois -- Chicago. United States. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Documentary films. Feature films. Nonfiction films.
Format:	Video DVD E-Resource
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8942565

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Varying Form of Title:	Battle for the dream
Other authors / contributors:	Meléndez, Esaú. Anaya González, Benjamín. Lofthouse, Patricia. Certones (Musical group) Clandestino Films (Firm) New Day Films.
ISBN:	9781574480764 1574480766
Notes:	Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 2010. Aspect ratio 1.85:1. Principal videography, Esaú Meléndez, Andrew Friend; editors, Diego Lopez, Esaú Meléndez; music, Benjamín Anaya González & The Certones; research and archiving, Patricia Lofthouse. DVD, NTSC, all regions; Dolby Digital. In English; subtitles in Spanish and English.
Summary:	Documentary film that is the story of the modern immigrant rights movement and the struggle of single mother, Elvira Arellano, who fought against her deportation. It tells how organizations, activists, community leaders and individuals came together to oppose bill HR4437 and the anti-immigration forces.
Standard no.:	884501709811

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Summary:	Immigrant Nation! is a feature documentary about the modern immigrant rights movement in 2006 and `07. In particular, it is the story of the struggle of Elvira Arellano, a single mother from Chicago, who fought her deportation. The film also interweaves the stories of individuals, organizations, activists and community leaders united by passion and a concern for justice for the undocumented immigrants.
Item Description:	Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 2010. Aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, NTSC, all regions; Dolby Digital.
Production Credits:	Principal videography, Esaú Meléndez, Andrew Friend; editors, Diego Lopez, Esaú Meléndez; music, Benjamín Anaya González & The Certones; research and archiving, Patricia Lofthouse.
ISBN:	9781574480764 1574480766