Word: film
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...Dream, a student organization that advocates for the legal rights of undocumented student immigrants, held its inaugural event of the year on Tuesday night with a film screening of the Emmy-award winning documentary, “Made...
...film chronicles the struggle of three illegal Latina immigrants who filed complaints against a group of garment sweatshops in Los Angeles in 2001. They alleged that the companies—which manufacture clothing for the distributor Forever 21—subjected them to labor violations ranging from underpaid 12-hour workdays to unsanitary work conditions...
...discussion that followed, leaders from the handful of student groups represented—Fuerza Latina, Latinas Unidas, the Latino Political Coalition and RAZA—emphasized that the film should be an inspiration for their mission on campus...
...This film struck home for me in terms of the quintessential Latina working towards her future. I kind of saw my mom there,” Adrián Aldaba ’12, president of Fuerza Latina, commented...
Filmmaker Jennifer M. Taylor started off her career with no formal training and a lot of “common sense.” Now a pro, the director has won an award at the 2009 Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival for her most recent work “New Muslim Cool,” which was screened at the Sackler Museum on October 10. In the film, she follows the life of Hamza Pérez, a Puerto Rican-American rapper and former drug dealer who found his faith in Islam. FM had a chance to hear her dish...