New American Soldier

New York Premiere

Shorts in Competition: Documentary

| USA | 24 MINUTES | English, Cantonese, Spanish

Documentary

Today there are more than 70,000 immigrants serving in the military. Roughly half of them are not yet citizens. New American Soldier follows three immigrant soldiers through the ups and downs of training and deployment as they take steps towards achieving US citizenship, giving us a better understanding of the people who are fighting this war, and what it means to be American.

Cast & Credits

Directed by

Emma Cott, Anna Belle Peevey, Emma Cott, and Anna Belle Peevey

Emma Cott has worked on documentaries for PBS and NBC News. She is currently working on a PBS documentary about a public hospital in Oakland, California. Anna Belle Peevey has worked as a print reporter, radio producer, and television anchor. She has produced stories for Al Jazeera English and public television.

Directors

Emma Cott, Anna Belle Peevey

Producers

Emma Cott, Anna Belle Peevey

Graphics

David Casper

Additional Camera

María Jose Calderón

Primary Cast

Seth Donkor, Clarissa Calderón, Terry Spearman, María Gaspar, María Gaspar

Narrator

Mark Gorney

Composer

Roy Baril

Advisors

Jon Else, Debbie Hoffman

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New York Premiere