Nicole Hughes
April 11, 2008 | 12:49 pm EST
Summer means sun and brightness and fun - which is great. However it’s always a good idea to step out of that every once in awhile to think about things that are a bit darker. This weekend I would recommend making that step into a movie theater to see Courtney Hunt’s Frozen River, a film that deals with immigration and poverty - two issues everyone should think about more often. The film goes to the darker places in life and forces you to consider choices you might never have to deal with otherwise.
It also features a great performance from Melissa Leo, who up to this point has always made her mark with supporting roles.
The trailer is after the jump and be sure to takepart with the National Immigrant Justice Center.
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Immigration is one of the more complicated issues facing Americans these days and sadly we don’t see or hear about it very often. Below is a list of 10 great films that explore immigration. Some are more serious documentaries while others are narratives that incorporate some of the more human and historic issues of immigration.
So enjoy my list of the Top 10 Immigration Films and if you’re in the mood to see one in theaters this weekend be sure to go see The Visitor, a great little film that explores how an American college professor and a young immigrant couple grapple with the treatment of immigrants and the legal process post-9/11. It opens on Friday (4/11) so check it out and learn more at it’s Takepart website.
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1. Well Founded Fear : An unprecedented inside look at the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), award-winning filmmakers Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini take their cameras behind locked doors, where bureaucrats decide the fates of thousands of asylum-seekers each year. To be granted asylum, applicants must demonstrate a “well-founded fear” that their lives would be endangered were they to be deported.
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