| Description |
1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
plastic rdamat http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAMaterial/1029 |
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4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital rdatr http://rdaregistry.info/termList/typeRec/1002 |
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video file rdaft http://rdaregistry.info/termList/fileType/1006 |
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DVD video |
| Note |
Disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. |
| Contents |
Crossing borders for survival (06:12) -- Undocumented manual laborers rewarded with deportation (03:49) -- Family legacy of domestic work (05:59) -- Rising medical expenses keep Costa Rican family apart (04:20) -- Parents and children living in separate countries (04:27). |
| Credits |
Directed by Min Sook Lee ; narration written by Dionne Brand ; producers, Lisa Valencia Svensson, Min Sook Lee. |
| Performer |
Narrator, d'bi young. |
| System Details |
DVD-R. |
| Summary |
This program is a docu-poem about the lives of undocumented worker and gives voice to the dreams and struggles of undocumented workers. Geraldo, a Costa Rican construction worker, and Angela, a second-generation Caribbean domestic worker, bring to life problems of labour exploitation and family separation. |
| Language |
In English and Spanish with optional English subtitles. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentaries and factual works.
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| Subject |
Undocumented Immigrants. (DNLM)D000069756
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Illegal immigration -- Canada.
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Noncitizens -- Employment.
(OCoLC)fst00967159
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Noncitizens. (OCoLC)fst00967153
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Noncitizens -- Canada.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Short films. (OCoLC)fst01710364
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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| Subject |
Canada. (OCoLC)fst01204310
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Local Subject |
Undocumented immigration -- Canada.
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| Subject |
Foreign workers -- Canada.
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| Added Author |
D'bi.young, 1977-
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Brand, Dionne, 1953-
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Lee, Min Sook.
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Svensson, Lisa.
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Films for the Humanities (Firm)
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Kairos-Film (Firm)
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| Note |
Subtitle on container and disc label: Lives of undocumented workers |
| ISBN |
1421355264 |
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9781421355269 |
| Music No. |
FFH 36318 Films for the Humanities & Sciences |
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