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Directors: Linda Goldstein Knowlton

Split at the Root 2022

96 minutes

When a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum was separated from her kids under Zero Tolerance Policy, a group of women sprang into action. Our film focuses on immigrant mothers navigating US bureaucracy and the volunteer group reuniting separated families.

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