Nuyorican Dream

82 minutes, 2000 , United States

Producer/Director: Laurie Collyer, Producers: Julia Pimsleur and Katy Chevigny, Executive Producers: John Leguizamo and Jellybean Benitez

Nuyorican Dream

Educational Streaming

Colleges, Universities, Government Agencies, Hospitals and Corporations

Streaming licenses for institutional use—ideal for education, training, and research.

Community Screening

Short-term use for small groups, organizations, or high school classes (under 100 participants-where no admission is charged).

Flexible options for educators, facilitators, and non-commercial screenings.

Home Viewing

48-hour personal streaming rental for in-home use only.

For individuals without institutional access.

DISCONTINUED

This DVD is now available at Arts Engine

Read an Online Review of Nuyorican Dream in the MC Journal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship
This astoundingly intimate film.The dual perspective Robert Torres offers, of someone who belongs to the family yet sees beyond its insular world, lends the film wrenching authenticity.
-New York Times

"Their refusal to lose hope, and Robert's high-principled influence, make Nuyorican Dream inspiring as well as frequently devastating. An outstanding work of verite observation."
-Variety

"A devastating, intimate portrayal of the risiliency and hope, of the strength of family bonds and the radical possibilities of education to effect social change."
Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, Rutgers University

"Through Robert Torres' family life, Laurie Collyer has captured some of the obstacles faced by Puerto Ricans in the U.S.. This documentary will be of interest to educators and students in Puerto Rican, Latino/a, Carribean, Racial and Ethnic, Urban and Women's Studies."
Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, Hunter College

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