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Student #11
La Ciudad, the feature film debut of writer/ director David Riker, is a dramatically photographed collection of stories of love, hope and loss, and an affecting portrait of disenfranchised Latin American immigrants, living in New York, filmed over the course of six years in 1990 la Ciudad takes us inside this community of newcomers, creating […]
Student #10
La Cuidad film (1998) directed by David Riker, portrays what Immigrants who come to the United States go through and live on a daily basic to get some type of income. In the scene of “La Costurera” (The Seamstress) is very detailed of what is one of the first job that Immigrants take to make […]
Student #9
David Riker’s film “The City ” attempts to show people the reality of Hispanics living in New York City. The United States was a country made by immigrants, not counting the Native Americans; they all came from other parts of the world. Whites to this day have always been the majority group in the United […]
Student #8
Throughout our society we have different points of view of immigration based upon where they are from and the language they speak. Part four, La Costurera, of the film portrays the experience of immigrants in New York City very tough and not easy to get around. The way to get around and look for a […]
Exhibition #8
https://matteoartgallery.netlify.app/ This exhibition is a website. This exhibition was created by a student in this course and it reflects their work throughout the semester. We would love to hear your thoughts on the following aspects (or others you want to offer!): What ideas(s) stand out to you in this exhibition? How efficient are the strategies […]
Student #7
Part 3 of La Cuidad (El Titeretero/ The Puppeteer) depicts a story of the struggles of immigrants. A father lives with his daughter in his car in New York City. He puts on puppet shows for other migrants in the neighborhood to make a living. His daughter loves books and reading, and he wants to […]
Student #6
The seamstress depicts Latin immigrants as hard-working people who seem to be taken advantage of by those in a higher position than them. What’s interesting is that the main character Ana has two bosses both of Asian descent. Though Asians are a minority like Latinos(as) they’re the ones taking advantage of the immigrant workers by […]
Student #5
In part four of the film La Ciudad, the film portrays the life of a Hispanic woman whoneeds money to send to her sick daughter. This is a clear depiction of the life of immigrants inthe city, many leave their kids behind in order to better provide for them The film mostly takesplace in the […]
Student #4
Story two in the film ‘La Ciudad’, started with the scene of the protagonist, Francisco, as a child at a photoshoot. Francisco seems timid and shy when asked to look up and smile for the photo. However, Francisco was surrounded by the support of his family, as they encourage and cheer him to stay still […]
Student #3
The story depicts the immigrant experience in New York City as foreign. Francisco migrated from Mexico to NYC in search for his uncle, to be able to work and buy a house for himself. As he tells Maria his plans, she believes these dreams are illogical because Francisco has this idea that America is easy. […]
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