Almost American
Directed by Saritha Rothermel
For Sam, America has always been home. Yet without a pathway to citizenship, he and over half a million DACA recipients live in limbo, dependent on a temporary status renewed every two years. When his mother is suddenly deported, Sam must confront his own precarious reality through a new lens.
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