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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

AMERICAN DREAMING

Directed by Matthew Hashiguchi

Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, Human Rights, Social Issues / 11 mins / English / Los Angeles Premiere

Plays In:
The No Spin Zone

Downtown Independent
Saturday | May 5, 2018 9:00 pm

Description

For undocumented immigrants, college is not a right, but a privilege that few receive. In Georgia (US), undocumented immigrants are barred from attending the top most selective public colleges. For Raymond Partolan, this is a modern-day form of segregation he hopes to change.

Director's Bio

Matthew Hashiguchi is a documentary filmmaker whose work investigates the diverse experiences, identities and cultures of American society. His first feature-length documentary, GOOD LUCK SOUP, was broadcast nationally on PBS World’s America ReFramed and received a 2016 Documentary Fund Award from the Center for Asian American Media and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Credits

Director: Matthew Hashiguchi

Plays in

  1. The No Spin Zone

    Shorts Programs / 96 mins
    Spinning a tale. Spinning a scandal. Spinning out of control. No matter how you spin it, go watch these films. - Kirby Peñafiel

    In This Program: AMERICAN DREAMING, THE DUWENDE, HAIRCUT, IRONY, KILLINGS, THE LOST, XIN, YOUR MOTHER

Dates & Times

Plays In:
The No Spin Zone

Downtown Independent
Saturday | May 5, 2018 9:00 pm