Las Madres de Berks / a film by Michelle Angela Ortiz ; in partnership with the Shut Down Berks Coalition

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Ortiz, Michelle Angela, film director, film producer.

Contributor:

Deutch, Laura, editor of moving picture work.

Maida, Diego, cinematographer.

Gallardo, David, sound editor.

Shut Down Berks Coalition, film producer.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Berks County Residential Center (Pa.).

Noncitizen detention centers--Pennsylvania--Berks County.

Noncitizen detention centers.

Immigrant families--Government policy--United States--21st century.

Immigrant families.

Refugee families--Government policy--United States--21st century.

Refugee families.

Detention of persons--Government policy--United States.

Detention of persons.

Human rights--United States--21st century.

Human rights.

Detention of persons--Government policy.

Pennsylvania--Berks County.

United States.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Short films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (31 minutes)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Pennsylvania] : Michelle Angela Ortiz, [2019]

Language Note:

Primarily in Spanish, with English subtitles. Occasional spoken English is subtitled in Spanish.

Summary:

"Las Madres de Berks" documentary shares the testimonials of four mothers that were detained for two years with their children at The Berks County Residential Center, a family prison in Pennsylvania. Berks is the oldest of the three permanent family prisons for immigrant families in the country. Despite being held up as a "model" by proponents of immigrant detention, the center has amassed a record of human rights violations.

Credits:

Director & producer, Michelle Angela Ortiz ; Editor, Laura Deutch ; Cinematographer, Diego Maida ; Sound, David Gallardo.

Notes:

Motion picture.

Description based on online resource (viewed on Aug. 26, 2022).

OCLC:

1196076927

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.