Class of '27 | A Conversation with Nina Alvarez
Season 4
Episode 21
About the Episode
CLASS OF '27 filmmaker Nina Alvarez speaks about migrant workers challenged by limitations but nonetheless are raising young children to see no limitations. From Fresno, California to Oregon's Willamette Valley, Alvarez follows the parents into the fields and the children to a specialized Head Start program, where they are given the keys to succeed.
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Extras
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Como Vivimos (How We Live) | Trailer
California farmworker housing rules force seasonal moves, upending Latinx students' education.1:25 -
In Search of Bengali Harlem | Preview
A Harlem playwright unearths the extraordinary pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents.0:30 -
Hundreds of Thousands | A Call for Change
Stevie Walker-Webb shares his hopes and fears for incarcerated people with mental illness.0:54 -
Liberated Lives
Filmmakers talk about their documentaries and the process of telling these stories.24:19 -
Hundreds of Thousands | Solitary Confinement
For 24 hours, Stevie Walker-Webb is in "solitary confinement" to show its inhumanity.1:04 -
Hundreds of Thousands | Brothers
Two brothers, one on the inside, share their hopes and dreams after incarceration.0:58 -
What These Walls Won't Hold | Healing Power of Filmmaking
Director Adamu Chan opens up about finding filmmaking inside San Quentin State Prison.0:22 -
Beyond the Lens: What These Walls Won't Hold | Adamu Chan
A conversation with WHAT THESE WALLS WON'T HOLD's Adamu Chan.10:26 -
What These Walls Won't Hold | The Root of Incarceration
Rahsaan Thomas talks about incarceration and why people get involved in crime.0:32
