East of Salinas

2016 · Documentary · 72 min. · United States

East of Salinas

EAST OF SALINAS is a documentary about immigration, childhood and the cruelty of circumstance. An undocumented 3rd grader dreams of becoming an engineer. As deportation and gang violence threaten his future, this bighearted, ambitious boy begins to understand what it really means to be "born in Mexico.'

Direction Jackie Mow · Laura Pacheco

Soundtrack Joseph Julian González

Cinematography Jackie Mow

Original title East of Salinas

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