SYNOPSICS
Escuela (2002) is a movie. Hannah Weyer has directed this movie. are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2002. Escuela (2002) is considered one of the best Documentary movie in India and around the world.
Escuela offers a clear-eyed view into the lives of contemporary Mexican American migrants and their struggles to educate their children while obtaining employment. Centered around the life of Liliana (one of six daughters of the Luis family) entering her first year of high school, Hannah Weyer follows the back-and-forth movement of the family between their home in Texas near the borderlands and the California agricultural fields. Despite the best efforts of the school systems to accommodate students like Liliana, the social and emotional life of this young woman is constantly in flux.
Escuela (2002) Reviews
engaging and educational documentary
I previously saw Hannah Weyer's documentary, La Boda, that featured Elizabeth Ruiz. She was a young, intelligent and ambitious young Mexican-American woman who comes from a family of migrant workers on the eve of her wedding. This film continues the journey with the Ruiz family through the eyes of Elizabeth's younger sister, Liliana. Liliana is fourteen years old and must continue to adapt to her family's constant migration between California and Texas, so her mother can continue to bring in an income for the family household through grape picking. This is a challenge that many young children of Mexican migrants face on a daily basis. Not only is it a social challenge for them to maintain friendships as they move, it also presents an additional obstacle when transferring credits in high school so they have the opportunity to graduate. This is a really educational look at a common social epidemic that people need to come to terms with.