Mexican Dream
A film by Jon Wetterau and Alex Ruiz Euler
A very interesting documentary about Mixtec immigrants from Oaxaca, Mexico, who go to Austin, Minnesota, in slaughterhouses and meatpacking factories for Hormel Foods, the makers of Spam products.
A mix of observational documentary with reportage, this film shows how the strong sense of community amongst these immigrants perseveres in the U.S. while the anxieties of working class life set in. The social effects on the families of migrants back home are profound. “Mexican Dream” brings these pressing issues to light and humanizes the denigrated, undocumented “illegals” by showing them as sons and daughters and parents in the struggle for material security. It also discusses how these same anxieties haunt the long time white community in the United States.
For more information, visit: http://wetteraufilms.com/#/mexican-dream/
This is a free event, RSVP to schedule a spot ahead of time. Donations welcome.
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A film by Jon Wetterau and Alex Ruiz Euler
A very interesting documentary about Mixtec immigrants from Oaxaca, Mexico, who go to Austin, Minnesota, in slaughterhouses and meatpacking factories for Hormel Foods, the makers of Spam products.
A mix of observational documentary with reportage, this film shows how the strong sense of community amongst these immigrants perseveres in the U.S. while the anxieties of working class life set in. The social effects on the families of migrants back home are profound. “Mexican Dream” brings these pressing issues to light and humanizes the denigrated, undocumented “illegals” by showing them as sons and daughters and parents in the struggle for material security. It also discusses how these same anxieties haunt the long time white community in the United States.
For more information, visit: http://wetteraufilms.com/#/mexican-dream/
This is a free event, RSVP to schedule a spot ahead of time. Donations welcome.
Mexican Dream
A film by Jon Wetterau and Alex Ruiz Euler
A very interesting documentary about Mixtec immigrants from Oaxaca, Mexico, who go to Austin, Minnesota, in slaughterhouses and meatpacking factories for Hormel Foods, the makers of Spam products.
A mix of observational documentary with reportage, this film shows how the strong sense of community amongst these immigrants perseveres in the U.S. while the anxieties of working class life set in. The social effects on the families of migrants back home are profound. “Mexican Dream” brings these pressing issues to light and humanizes the denigrated, undocumented “illegals” by showing them as sons and daughters and parents in the struggle for material security. It also discusses how these same anxieties haunt the long time white community in the United States.
For more information, visit: http://wetteraufilms.com/#/mexican-dream/
This is a free event, RSVP to schedule a spot ahead of time. Donations welcome.
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A film by Jon Wetterau and Alex Ruiz Euler
A very interesting documentary about Mixtec immigrants from Oaxaca, Mexico, who go to Austin, Minnesota, in slaughterhouses and meatpacking factories for Hormel Foods, the makers of Spam products.
A mix of observational documentary with reportage, this film shows how the strong sense of community amongst these immigrants perseveres in the U.S. while the anxieties of working class life set in. The social effects on the families of migrants back home are profound. “Mexican Dream” brings these pressing issues to light and humanizes the denigrated, undocumented “illegals” by showing them as sons and daughters and parents in the struggle for material security. It also discusses how these same anxieties haunt the long time white community in the United States.
For more information, visit: http://wetteraufilms.com/#/mexican-dream/
This is a free event, RSVP to schedule a spot ahead of time. Donations welcome.
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