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La Americana

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La Americana
Directed byNicholas Bruckman

La Americana is a feature documentary film directed and produced by Nicholas Bruckman.[1] The film tells the story of a young undocumented immigrant in New York City who struggles to save the life of her ailing daughter in Bolivia.[2] La Americana received numerous festival awards worldwide, including best documentary at the New York[3] and Los Angeles Latino[4] film festivals.

The film was broadcast on numerous television networks in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, and in 2012 aired nationwide in the US on National Geographic Mundo.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Biswas, Anindita (February 10, 2009) “Beyond Borders”[permanent dead link]. The Hindu. Retrieved on June 8, 2012
  2. ^ Rosenblatt, Josh (April 11, 2008) “Cine las Americas Previews”[permanent dead link]. Austin Chronicle. Retrieved on June 18, 2012
  3. ^ Admin (July 26, 2008) “HBO’S NY INT’L LATINO FEST DISPATCH” Archived 2013-10-04 at archive.today. Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  4. ^ Past Winners, Los Angeles Latino Film Festival Archived 2012-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Latino Film Institute Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on June 8, 2012.
  5. ^ “La Americana”. Nat Geo. Retrieved on June 18, 2012
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