Feature / 56 min. / English and Spanish with English Subtitles
USA/2008 Director: Patrick Mullins Producer: Patrick Mullins
Synopsis: Bracero Stories explores the personal experience of five former "guest workers" in the controversial U. S.-Mexican government Bracero Program, which granted temporary work contracts to millions of Mexican laborers between 1942 and 1964. Their stories are interwoven, and illustrated with archival materials creating a composite narrative of the "bracero" experience. Interviews with other participants in the program assess its effectiveness and its justness. These discussions mirror contemporary concerns about illegal immigration and the possible implementation of a new guest worker program. Ultimately, the film seeks to put a human face on the concept of foreign "guest worker"
Director: Patrick produced and edited the video documentary From Shore to Shore: Irish Traditional Music in New York City, which focuses on the oral music tradition passed down through several generations of Irish immigrants and their offspring. From Shore to Shore has been broadcast on PBS television stations WNET and WLIW in the New York metropolitan area, and KNPB in Reno, Nevada, as well as internationality in both Ireland and Australia.
