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Living Undocumented (2019)

Living Undocumented poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary series follows eight families who are living in the United States without legal status. It shows the daily uncertainty and fear they face, as well as their resilience and dreams for a better future.

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What happens

Living Undocumented is a 2019 Netflix documentary series co-directed by Aaron Saidman and Anna Chai and executive produced by Selena Gomez, Mandy Teefey, Eli Holzman, Saidman, Sean O'Grady and Chai. The series documents eight illegal immigrant families living in the United States. The series was produced by Industrial Media-owned production company The Intellectual Property Corporation. It was released on October 2, 2019. According to an op-ed written by Gomez for Time on October 1, 2019, Gomez said she was approached about the project in 2017 and decided to become involved after watching footage that captured "the shame, uncertainty, and fear I saw my own family struggle with. But it also captured the hope, optimism, and patriotism so many undocumented immigrants still hold in their hearts despite the hell they go through.” (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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