DREAMers Among Us
Directed by Ilene Cutler
USA | Documentary | 2015 | 22 min
Screening and Q&A with filmmaker Ilene Cutler, Jessa Karki (Champlain Office of International Education), and Ally Guizler (High School Graduate)
Four New York Hudson Valley youth tell their story in this 20 minute award winning documentary of what it is like to be an undocumented student in today’s United States and their struggle for passage of the DREAM ACT in NY State which would enable them to pursue their dreams of a college education. They worked with award winning filmmakers Robin Romano and Ilene Cutler to bring to fruition this moving portrait of despair, courage, and perseverance in the face of opposition and the hope for a better future.
Presented by: Champlain College Division of Communication and Creative Media, Core Division, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and Office of Institutional Advancement