Farmingville


1h 18m 2004

Brief Synopsis

Enter the traumatized world of Farmingville, a previously unassuming Long Island suburb that witnessed the beating and attempted murder of two Mexican day laborers. On the one side, the community's increasing population of undocumented aliens, who are crowding into single-family dwellings and assemb

Film Details

Also Known As
P.O.V., POV, Point of View: Farmingville
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Pbs
Distribution Company
Cinedigm; New Video; New Video Dvd

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 18m

Synopsis

Enter the traumatized world of Farmingville, a previously unassuming Long Island suburb that witnessed the beating and attempted murder of two Mexican day laborers. On the one side, the community's increasing population of undocumented aliens, who are crowding into single-family dwellings and assembling on early morning street corners, hoping to grab a day's wage; on the other, Farmingville's home-owning families, many of whom have lived there for generations and are watching what they envision as a bucolic little village slipping away. Amid a conflict pitting the providence of dreams against the privileges (and rights) of property, presenting both sides of the conflict while, at the same time, chronicling how a small town in upheaval can get co-opted into a national nightmare. Anti-immigration groups, racist hatemongers and even local figures with specialized agendas rise and fall throughout the telling of the Farmingville tale. More than a story about suburbs, property values, immigration, and racism, Farmingville is ultimately about the conflicted concept of what being American means.

Film Details

Also Known As
P.O.V., POV, Point of View: Farmingville
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Pbs
Distribution Company
Cinedigm; New Video; New Video Dvd

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 18m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall October 29, 2004

Released in United States January 2004

Released in United States June 22, 2004

Released in United States on Video November 2, 2004

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 15-25, 2004.

Aired in USA on PBS June 22, 2004 as part of the P.O.V. documentary series.

Released in United States January 2004 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 15-25, 2004.)

Released in United States June 22, 2004

Released in United States Fall October 29, 2004

Released in United States on Video November 2, 2004