My American Girls: A Dominican Story
- 2001
- 1h 2m
In vivid verite detail, MY AMERICAN GIRLS chronicles the joys and struggles over a year in the lives of the Ortiz family, first generation immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Matthews' f... Read allIn vivid verite detail, MY AMERICAN GIRLS chronicles the joys and struggles over a year in the lives of the Ortiz family, first generation immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Matthews' film captures the rewards - and costs - of pursuing the American dream. From hard-working p... Read allIn vivid verite detail, MY AMERICAN GIRLS chronicles the joys and struggles over a year in the lives of the Ortiz family, first generation immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Matthews' film captures the rewards - and costs - of pursuing the American dream. From hard-working parents, who imagine retiring to their rural homeland, to fast-tracking American-born daugh... Read all