Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

2016 | USA | 39 min.

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Shorts: Friends Indeed
Bijou by the Bay Sun, Jul 31, 2016 12:00 PM
Whether they stand against the metaphorical force of social injustice or the literal force of a bullet, the heroes in this program remind us how much one person can do to change the lives of others. The staggering challenges of Philadelphia’s volunteer clinic for immigrants are balanced with individual human victories in “Clínica de Migrantes;” scenes of tragedy tell a powerful story of seemingly inevitable violence in “Speaking is Difficult;” European tourists and Syrian refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos sit down for casual conversations about their contrasting lives in “The Island of All Together;” and in “Joe’s Violin,” a small gift connects the story of a Holocaust survivor’s past to a 12-year-old schoolgirl’s future.
Film Info
Section:Short Films
Release Year:2016
Runtime:39 min.
Production Country:USA
Original Language:English
Spanish
Subtitles:English
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Maxim Pozdorovkin
Produced by:Jenny Lim
Cinematography:Joe Bender
Editing By:Jeanne Applegate

Description

Clínica de Migrantes investigates the intersection between immigration and health care through the work of Puentes de Salud, a volunteer-run network of clinics providing preventive care to the Latino community of South Philadelphia.