The New Americans: Making It To The LA Dodgers (Award-Winning Documentary) | Real Stories
At the start of the 20th century, award-winning filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters, Abacus: Small Enough To Jail) and his team spent four years filming a diverse group of contemporary immigrants and refugees as they journey to start new lives in America. We follow an Indian couple to Silicon Valley through the dot-com boom and bust. A Mexican meatpacker struggles to reunite his family in rural Kansas. Two families of Nigerian refugees (including the sister of slain Ogoni activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa) escape government persecution. Two Los Angeles Dodgers prospects follow their big dreams of escaping the barrios of the Dominican Republic. A Palestinian woman who marries into a new life in Chicago only to discover in the wake of September 11, she cannot leave behind the pain of her homeland s conflict. Awards Won: 2003 International Documentary Association (IDA)-Best Limited Series, Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards 2004 Chicago International Television Competition-Chicago Award for Best Chicago or Illinois Production 2004 Chicago International Television Competition-Gold Hugo for Best Overall Production 2005 TV/Cable Category-Christopher Award From The New Americans Ep 2 (2004) Watch episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/SCjw4J-IdWs Twitter: https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocs Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannel Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Real Stories Tapes: True Crime is a brand new podcast hosted by Emmy-nominated TV host and true-crime obsessive Stephanie Bauer (Searching For...). It takes some of the most popular true-crime documentaries on your Real Stories channel and transforms them into riveting audio, meaning you can enjoy them wherever you listen to your podcasts. https://podfollow.com/real-stories-tapes-true-crime Content licensed from Kartemquin. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com If you loved this film, Real Stories has hundreds more full-length documentaries, click the link to enjoy: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIu
