Through a series of films and panel discussions, the Define American Film Festival provides guests and the media with diverse perspectives about immigration and American identity.
Through a series of films and panel discussions, the Define American Film Festival provides guests and the media with diverse perspectives about immigration and American identity.
What does it mean to be white in our demographically shifting country? MTV’s White People, directed by Jose Antonio Vargas, is a groundbreaking documentary on race that aims to answer that question from the viewpoint of young white people living in America today.
The first film to be produced and directed by an undocumented American that originally aired on primetime CNN in the summer of 2014. See Jose’s story, and get access to a study guide.
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