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Building the American Dream + "Santuario": Documentary Screening

  • The ArtsCenter 300 East Main Street Carrboro, NC, 27510 United States (map)

Building the American Dream documents the rising movement to fight the abuse of immigrants in the Texas construction industry. A Mexican family grieves their son while campaigning for a life-and-death safety ordinance. A Salvadorian couple owes thousands in back pay but fights for their children’s future. A DACA-recipient battles to protect others from his family's preventable tragedy. Building the American Dream reveals shocking truths about the experiences of immigrants who are excluded from the very American Dream they help build. An Official Selection to SXSW.

Santuario Film is a documentary short about a Guatemalan grandmother who has lived in North Carolina for 24 years but must take sanctuary in a Greensboro church after the federal government threatens to deport her. An Official Selection to Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.

Tickets available here.

Earlier Event: November 16
Southern Humor: Narrative Shorts
Later Event: November 16
Southern Thrillers: Narrative Shorts