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Visa Dream

Ramon and Aurora and the Emmy Award for their documentary, "Visa Dream."
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Ramon and Aurora and the Emmy Award for their documentary, "Visa Dream."

Airs Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

"Visa Dream" follows a lovable mother and father in Mexico who have been divided from their family over the Mexican-American border. They have not seen one of their daughters for 16 years. They spend a lot of time and money to try to get their tourist visa without knowing if they will be approved or not. Learn more about this divided family situation, as well as challenges that face about six million people each year trying to get a U.S. tourist visa.

The film was directed by Jorge Meraz and produced by Steven Javitz. "Visa Dream" is on Facebook.

Trailer: Visa Dream

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