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Farewell ferris wheel
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- Summary
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Follow the day-to-day lives of Mexican migrant workers as they travel the United States to work for the struggling carnival industry. They are legally employed through the controversial H-2B work v...
Follow the day-to-day lives of Mexican migrant workers as they travel the United States to work for the struggling carnival industry. They are legally employed through the controversial H-2B work visa program and may be the last hope for the carnivals. Farewell Ferris Wheel takes a good hard look at the crossroads between economic need and human rights through one of the most emblematic symbols of Americana.
Details
- Creator
- a film by Jamie Sisley & Miguel Martinez ; directed by Jamie Sisley & Miguel Martinez ; produced by Jamie Sisley ; in association with Dodgeville Films ; a co-production of Kola Pictures and Independent Television Service, produced in association with KAET/Arizona PBS, and Latino Public Broadcasting
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 2016
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (71 minutes)
- video file
- OCLC
- on1101020164
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 16, 2019).
- In English and Spanish with English subtitles.
Subjects
- Carnivals -- United States.
- Carnival owners -- United States.
- Carnivals -- United States -- Employees.
- Foreign workers, Mexican -- United States.
- Foreign workers, Mexican -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
- Foreign workers, Mexican -- Government policy -- United States.
- Visas -- Government policy -- United States.
- Emigration and immigration law -- United States.