Sin Pais (Without Country)
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Sin País (Without Country) attempts to get beyond the partisan politics and mainstream media's ‘talking point’ approach to immigration issues by exploring one family's complex and emotional journey involving deportation. After nearly 20 years in the U.S., Sam and Elida Mejia are deported to Guatemala and leave their two teenage children in California. With intimate access and striking imagery, Sin País explores the complexities of the Mejia's new reality of a separated family--parents without their children, and children without their parents. www.sinpaisfilm.com AWARDS: STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD, BRONZE MEDAL, DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY 2011 AUDIENCE AWARD, BEST STUDENT WORK, 2011 SANTA CRUZ FILM FESTIVAL FINALIST, BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY, 2011 ASHLAND INDEPENDENT FILM FEST FIRST PLACE, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO VIDEOFEST SPIRIT AWARD, 2010 BERNAL HEIGHTS OUTDOOR CINEMA OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2011 AFI/DISCOVERY CHANNEL SILVERDOCS 2011 DOKUFEST, KOSOVO 2011 SANTA CRUZ FILM FESTIVAL 2011 IOWA CITY DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2011 HUMAN RIGHTS ARTS AND FILM FESTIVAL (AUSTRALIA) 2011 ASHLAND FILM FESTIVAL 2011 PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL 2011 TIBURON FILM FESTIVAL 2011 THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2011 BIG SKY DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2010 IDFA (INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM) 2011 SEBASTOPOL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2011 NEXTFRAME STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2010 BOSTON INTL. LATINO FILM FESTIVAL 2010 UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL 2010 CINEMA BY THE BAY FILM FESTIVAL 2010 OAXACA FESTIVAL INDEPENDIENTE DE CINE Y VIDEO 2010 SAN FRANCISCO VIDEOFEST 2010 BERNAL HEIGHTS OUTDOOR CINEMA FESTIVAL |
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