| My American Girls |
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| Directed By:
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Aaron Matthews
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| Produced In:
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USA, 2000
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| Running Time:
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62 minutes
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| Genre:
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Documentary
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| Language:
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English and Spanish with English Subtitles
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| Themes:
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Cultural Identity: Latino, Dominican Republic, Immigration
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| Distributor:
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Filmakers Library
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Synopsis:
A film which chronicles the everyday troubles and triumphs of the Ortiz family
- a Dominican immigrant family residing in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Mayra, Aida,
and Monica are three daughters, each traveling down different roads in this
country. Over the course of a year and a half, Sandra - their mother -
struggles to keep Mayra, the self-proclaimed "ghetto kid," in school and on
the right track. At the same time, Monica, an Ivy League scholar and athlete,
pursues her dream of becoming an actor and grapples with the reality of
growing farther away from her family. Aida, the "typical middle child," tries
to find her way between the world of the street and middle class American
values. An intimate portrait of an extraordinary family, MY AMERICAN GIRLS
portrays the hopes and frustrations of the Ortiz family - five Dominicans
dealing with the benefits and the drawbacks of coming to America.
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