Two of the children are as young as nineyearsold, and are traveling in a bid to reunite with their parents who live in the. At one point during which way home, a documentary about child migrants. Films completed, without distribution, may languish for months or even years without getting to the big screen. Film distribution is the process of making a movie available for viewing by an audience. Anointedtube needs your financial support to continue running. Thankfully, which way home is a film that informs and inspires as the first step in creating real change is to give people the knowledge of what is actually happening and that is an incredibly hopeful thing.
Having a situation where so many children are risking their lives to try and come here is pretty unaccetpable. Directed by michael twomey a film about the triumph of will, a lust for life and the right to live it with dignity another way home recounts the extraordinary story of how the mother of a schizophrenic girl creates an alternative environment to the psychiatric system. Summaries 1 summaries which way home is a feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through mexico, as they try to reach the united states. Please click here to support anointedtube by making a monthly donation of any amount through paypal. Nov 17, 2009 the aftermath of which way home was probably not the best mood in which to encounter either imagine. The film is the highestgrossing in the united states and canada from the entire star trek film franchise, eclipsing the voyage home and star trek. Jan 31, 2009 the film is heartbreaking and the brave young kids are a testament to the yearning to survive of the human spirit and the cinematography is breathtaking. In the early 1900s tennessee, a loving family undergoes the shock of the fathers sudden, accidental death. Watch which way home 2009 full movie free online streaming. Which way home is a 2009 documentary film directed by rebecca cammisa. A lot of the fears expressed in this film by the characters still holds true and has stopped social progress. Michelolivier gourmet and martheisabelle huppert moved to the middle of nowhere after her nervours. Well, i started off wanting to make a film about children who havent seen their parents in years.
We follow children like olga and freddy, nineyear old hondurans, who are desperately trying to reach. Up in the air was the only american film to compete for the golden marcaurelio audience award for best film at the fourth annual international rome film festival which ran from october 15 through october 23, 2009. Which way home is a documentary that observes child migrants who are traveling without adult supervision. It was also shown four times at the 53rd london film festival which was held from october 1419, 2009.
Excellent criticism i watched the film with some friends, all of us industrial ecologists, and we all had the same reaction as you watch home, be inspired by it, but do yourself a favor and turn the sound off. Every american should watch which way home to gain a perspective on the struggles of the immigrants so often denigrated here. Home is an offbeat and endearing movie that makes beautiful use out of its unique setting. Michelolivier gourmet and martheisabelle huppert moved to the middle of. Which way home is a feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through mexico, as they try to reach the united. As the united states continues to build a wall between itself and mexico, which way home shows the personal side of immigration through the eyes of children who face harrowing dangers with enormous courage and resourcefulness as they endeavor to make it to the united states. The aftermath of which way home was probably not the best mood in which to encounter either imagine.
Michael jacksons this is it is a 2009 american documentaryconcert film directed by kenny ortega that documents michael jacksons rehearsals and preparation for the concert series of the same name scheduled to start on july, 2009, but canceled due to his death eighteen days prior on june 25. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent which way home online on moviefone. Dec 18, 2009 jennifer jones, the actress who won an academy award for her luminous performance in the 1943 film the song of bernadette and who was married to two legendary men producer david o. The film follows several unaccompanied child migrants as they journey. Which way home 2009 stream and watch online moviefone. The film was renamed my childhood, and its success on the international festival circuit paved the way for the second and third instalments of the trilogy of douglass formative years. The bill douglas trilogy recounts the harrowing experiences of a young boy, jamie, growing up in crippling poverty. This didactic script seems realistic at times and then gets idealistic. Based on an inspirational true story about how a rural community rallied around a distraught family dean cain, lori beth sikes to search for their missing. It would take six and a half years to complete her work. It is the eleventh film in the star trek film franchise, and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the original star trek television series portrayed by a new cast, as the first in the rebooted film series. Paramount scheduled a limited north american release on december 4, 2009, broadening the release on december 11, 2009, with a wide release on december 23, 2009. The film follows several children who are attempting to get from mexico and. Which way home is a feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through mexico, as they try to reach the united states.
Which way home 2009 in this gripping documentary, a group of young, unaccompanied central american children struggle to make their way through mexico, in order to ultimately reach the united. As the united states continues to build a wall between itself and mexico, which way home shows the personal side of immigration through the eyes of children who face harrowing dangers with. Which way home 2009 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The film may be exhibited directly to the public either. Review of home by yannarthus bertrand emergent urbanism.
Which way home 2010 academy award nominee, shows the personal side of immigration through the eyes of children who face harrowing dangers. There are currently three videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Kevin, a 14yearold honduran boy, likes to play on the hulking. The film follows several unaccompanied child migrants as they journey through mexico en route to the u. The year of anish kapoor bbc1, in which alan yentob followed the sculptor over the 12 months. The way home 2010 indian film, an indian malayalam film the way home novel, a 1925 novel by henry handel richardson in the trilogy the fortunes of richard mahony the way home short story, a short story by franz kafka written between 1904 and 1912. Which way home is a beautiful documentary filmed mostly from a freight train labeled, the beast by the children who mostly ride on the roof as they travel through mexico on the treacherous journey to the good life in the united states. It sways back and forth between the realist and the absurd, and the way its walls. In 2002, after she finished sister helen, a documentary about a nun who. As someone who teaches immigration courses but also does research precisely on the issue of family separation and the migration of children, i have seen many films about how migrants reach the united states.
See the full list of the way home cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. A lot of the fears expressed in this film by the characters still holds true and has stopped social. Director rebecca cammisa wisely stays away from politicizing the situation, and the film is done without narration and only brief informational titles. Oct 12, 2010 which way home trailer 2009 trailer for the documentary which way home. Cammisa tells their stories in which way home, which airs on hbo tonight. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on earth. Star trek is a 2009 american science fiction action film directed by j. But lees film reveals little beyond a codgers wariness for the. An inspirational true story about how a rural community rallied around a distraught family to search for their missing two yearold boy and through doing so changed the lives of many of those involved. Summaries which way home is a feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through mexico, as they try to reach the united states. This film took a long time to make, and i kept going back to that scene, says cammisa, speaking by phone about. Cammisa received a fulbright scholar grant to make the documentary in 2006.
Cammisas hope is that this film will raise public awareness of the. The way home 2009 a town helps search for a missing boy changing the lives of many of the people involved. Two of the children are as young as nineyearsold, and are traveling in a bid to reunite with their parents who live in the us. Which way home watch the hbo original documentary hbo.
The year of anish kapoor bbc1, in which alan yentob followed the. It shows the diversity of life on earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. Without resorting to any background narration, which way home raises. Jennifer jones, the actress who won an academy award for her luminous performance in the 1943 film the song of bernadette and who was married to two legendary men producer david o. With dean cain, pierce gagnon, matt lintz, sonny shroyer. The widow and her young son must endure the heartache of life following the tragedy, but slowly rise up from the ashes to face the hope of renewed life. Which way home, a story of migrant children trying to get to the us from latin. Which way home tracks child migrants dangerous journeys.
A boxoffice smash in its home country, the way home has been charitably likened to italian neorealist classics like umberto d. Abrams and written by roberto orci and alex kurtzman. This academy award nominated film shows the personal side of immigration through the eyes of children who face harrowing dangers with enormous courage. Which way home trailer 2009 trailer for the documentary which way home. Yet, oddly, her obstaclefilled journey in realizing the completion of this. Video archive for the film which way home, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2009. Completed in 2009 and finally finding a dvd release now, grace marks the directorial debut of hawaiian eye sex symbol connie stevens, who decided to make the unique and admirable decision of becoming a director in her 70s. Films have been rated by the motion picture association of america mpaa, locked and are being prepared for distributionrelease. The children leave mexico in an attempt to get to the united states. These movies have been shot, edited, and are ready for distribution, but for one reason or another, theyre gathering dust on a shelf. The film is heartbreaking and the brave young kids are a testament to the yearning to survive of the human spirit and the cinematography is breathtaking. Reitman promoted up in the air with personal appearances at film festivals and other showings, starting with the telluride film festival on september 5, 2009. Home 2009 blue and green tomorrow yann arthusbertands home takes viewers on a journey above 50 countries in order to provide a new way of looking at the world and the impact humans are.
This is normally the task of a professional film distributor, who would determine the marketing strategy for the film, the media by which a film is to be exhibited or made available for viewing, and who may set the release date and other matters. Home is a 2009 french documentary film by yann arthusbertrand. In this touching south korean drama, spoilt, cityraised sevenyearold sangwoo is take to a remote village and left in the care of his mute grandmother, while his mother looks for work. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various. This oscarnominated film is the result of her journey. Without resorting to any background narration, which way home raises questions about crossborder immigration policies and the macroeconomic causes that propel people from struggling countries to. Jan 31, 2009 video archive for the film which way home, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2009.
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