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Whose children are these?

NYC Maharani Productions; producer and director, Theresa Thanjan
Resource Type:
DVD Video
Creation:
Created or produced in 2004
Publication:
New York : Filmakers Library, [2006]
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Summary:
The hardship imposed by the Special registration measure, denounced by the American Civil Liberties Union, can be seen on the lives of the three teenagers profiled. Mohammad, 18, was born in Pakistan, but has lived in the U.S. since the age of seven, A typical American teenager, he faced the possibility of being sent back to a country he scarcely knew. Fortunately, his congressman intervened at the last minute and he was granted permision to stay. Navila, 19, from Bangladesh, carries on a futile struggle to save her father who was deported back to the very country from which he had fled. Sixteen-year old Hagar Youssef who has dealt with slurs and prejudice because she wears a headscarf, has mobilized groups to combat bias crimes in New York City. She discusses her experiences as well as the ramifications faced by immigrant communities of the Special Registration program.
Contributors:
Hussain, Mohammed Sarfaraz
Ali, Navila
Youssef, Hager
Walters, Brett
Rastegar, Kamran
Thanjan, Theresa , director, producer
Talikdar, Shashwati , editor
Maharani Productions
Filmakers Library, inc
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
In English.
Subjects:
Hussain, Mohammed Sarfaraz — Interviews
Ali, Navila — Interviews
Youssef, Hager — Interviews
United States — Emigration and immigration — Government policy
United States — Ethnic relations
Immigrants — Civil rights — United States
Immigrants — Government policy — United States
Children of immigrants — United States
Deportation — Government policy — United States
Emigration and immigration — Government policy
Ethnic relations
Immigrants — Civil rights
Immigrants
Immigrants — Government policy
Children of immigrants
Deportation
Government policy
United States
Genres:
Documentary films
Short films
Interviews
System Details:
DVD-R, NTSC.
Performers:
Mohammed Sarfaraz Hussain, Navila Ali, Hager Youssef.
Production Credits:
Editor, Shashwati Talukdar ; director of photography, Brett Walters ; music, Kamran Rastegar.
General Notes:
NOTICE: This is a DVD-R and may not play on all DVD players.
Originally released in 2004; copyright date in film credits, 2006.
Public performance rights included.
Best documentary, 4th Annual Indian Diaspora Film Festival, N.Y., 2004
Best documentary, Indian Film Festival of L.A., 2005.
Best director for a short documentary, Brooklyn Arts Council Int'l Film Festival, 2005.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Characteristics:
plastic; metal; polychrome
Audio Characteristics:
digital; optical
Video Characteristics:
NTSC
Digital Characteristics:
video file; DVD video; region 1
Call Numbers:
WHO DVD
OCLC Numbers:
1053081042
71212954 [Invalid]