My American Girls: A Dominican Story
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Aaron Matthews
Aida Ortiz
Antonia Ortiz
Juan Ortiz
Mayra Ortiz
Monica Ortiz
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Documentary that chronicles a year in the life of an immigrant Dominican family living in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Mayra, Aida and Monica are three American-born daughters, each traveling down different roads in this country. Over the course of a year and a half, Sandra and Bautista -- their parents -- struggle to keep Mayra, the self-proclaimed "ghetto kid," in school and on the right track. At the same time, Monica -- an Ivy League scholar and athlete, pursues her dream of becoming an actor and grapples with the reality of growing farther away from her family. And Aida, the "typical middle child," tries to find her way between the world of the street and middle class American values. An intimate portrait of an extraordinary family, the program portrays the hopes and frustrations of the Ortizes -- five Dominicans dealing with the benefits and the drawbacks of coming to America.
