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Director/Producer: Peter Jordan
This is the story of one boy's reluctant journey through elementary school in pursuit of the "American Dream." Told through the eyes of a Mexican boy named Pedro, this short documentary portrays the magic, the nightmare and mystery, the isolation and odd friendships, the trouble and anger, and the glimmers of hope of a childhood spent chasing the "American Dream." Misbehaving and failing at third grade, Pedro becomes isolated from other children and tries to befriend unsuspecting animals encountered along his way.
Peter Jordan is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of Localfilms, and has produced films for international and grassroots organizations in fifteen countries. His work has appeared nationally in the United States on PBS and in the New York Times. His projects with children from Darfur, Sudan were awarded a Gold Medal from the United Nations and nominated for the Seeds of Tolerance Award. His latest film, The First Kid to Learn English from Mexico received a jury nomination for best short film at the International Documentary Festival in Amsterdam. He also teaches children how to make their own films, using plastic video cameras and a solar powered computer. Peter is a graduate of the MFA program in documentary filmmaking at Stanford.
Peter Jordan
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