| Edition |
[Festival ed.]. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (61 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
DVD-ROM features: resource guide (1 p. of hyperlinks); "U.S. detention of asylum seekers : seeking protection, finding prison" report by Human Rights First (c2009, PDF, col. ill., 102 p.); "Locking up family values : the detention of immigrant families" report by the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children & the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (c2007, PDF, col. ill., 65 p.); "Jailed without justice : immigrant detention in the USA" report by Amnesty International ([2009], PDF, col. ill., 52 p.) |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009. |
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Special features (68 min.): trailer (2 min.); "Restore fairness : bring back due process to the immigration system" short film (9 min.); Center for American Progress "Reel progress" interview (5 min.); SXSW 2009 Q & A excerpts (13 min.); SXSW 2009 panel discussion (5 min.); NY International Latino Film Festival Q & A excerpts (7 min.); 4 deleted/extended scenes (18 min. total); epilogue (9 min.). |
| Contents |
Special features (68 min.): trailer (2 min.); "Restore fairness : bring back due process to the immigration system" short film (9 min.); Center for American Progress "Reel progress" interview (5 min.); SXSW 2009 Q & A excerpts (13 min.); SXSW 2009 panel discussion (5 min.); NY International Latino Film Festival Q & A excerpts (7 min.); 4 deleted/extended scenes (18 min. total); epilogue (9 min.). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, John Fiege ; editor, Amy Foote ; music by Adrian Quesada, Explosions in the Sky, James Levine. |
| Performer |
Featuring expert commentary by Vanita Gupta of the American Civil Liberties Union and others. |
| Summary |
"Takes a penetrating look at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center, a former medium-security prison that re-opened in 2006 as a prototype family detention center. The facility was to house immigrant children and their parents from around the world who were awaiting asylum hearings or deportation proceedings. As information about troubling conditions at the facility began to leak out, activist attorneys sought to investigate and address the issues. In telling the story of their quest, the film explores the role (and limits) of community and legal activism in bringing about change. The film leads viewers to consider how core American rights and values - protection of children, presumption of innocence, upholding the family structure as the basic unit of civil society, and America as a refuge of last resort - should apply to immigrants, particularly children"--Container |
| Note |
Widescreen format (1.78:1). |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Undocumented Immigrants. (DNLM)D000069756
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Noncitizen children -- Government policy -- United States.
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Immigrant families -- Government policy -- United States.
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Noncitizen detention centers -- Texas -- Taylor.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Documentary films.
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| Subject |
Noncitizen detention centers. (OCoLC)fst00805056
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Noncitizens -- Government policy -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Subject |
Immigrant children -- Government policy -- United States.
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Noncitizens -- Government policy.
(OCoLC)fst00967160
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T. Don Hutto Residential Center.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Local Subject |
Undocumented immigration -- Government policy -- United States.
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| Subject |
Texas -- Taylor.
(OCoLC)fst01224887
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Illegal immigration -- Government policy -- United States.
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Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
(OCoLC)fst00908700
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| Added Author |
Garriott, Marcy.
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Lyda, Clark.
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Lyda, Jesse.
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Quesada, Adrian.
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Explosions in the Sky (Musical group)
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Glass House Productions.
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IndiePix (Firm)
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La Sonrisa Productions.
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| Added Title |
Jailed without justice : immigrant detention in the USA.
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Locking up family values : the detention of immigrant families.
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Restore fairness : bring back due process to the immigration system.
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U.S. detention of asylum seekers : seeking protection, finding prison.
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| Standard No. |
845637000678 |
| Music No. |
IP3872 IndiePix |
