Premiere Date: July 3, 2001
Synopsis
In vivid vérité detail, My American Girls: A Dominican Love Story captures the joys and struggles over a year in the lives of the Ortiz family, first generation immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Matthews' film captures the rewards — and costs — of pursuing the American dream. From hard-working parents, who imagine retiring to their rural homeland, to fast-tracking American-born daughters, caught between their parent's values and their own, the film encompasses the contradictions of contemporary immigrant life. A Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) Co-presentation.
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Filmmaker
Aaron Matthews
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Wonderful film; My congratulations to the filmmaker for making such a unbiased documentary on a infant community that if often portrayed as violent and non progressive. This film proves otherwise!