Trailer | Building the American Dream
Preview: Season 2020 Episode 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Follow immigrant families rising up to seek justice in an industry rife with exploitation.
Across Texas an unstoppable construction boom drives urban sprawl and luxury high-rises. Its dirty secret: abuse of immigrant labor. The film captures a turning point as a movement forms to fight widespread construction industry injustices. A story of courage, resilience and community, the film reveals shocking truths about the hardworking immigrants who build the American Dream.
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Trailer | Building the American Dream
Preview: Season 2020 Episode 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Across Texas an unstoppable construction boom drives urban sprawl and luxury high-rises. Its dirty secret: abuse of immigrant labor. The film captures a turning point as a movement forms to fight widespread construction industry injustices. A story of courage, resilience and community, the film reveals shocking truths about the hardworking immigrants who build the American Dream.
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Clip: S2020 Ep1 | 2m 57s | Construction worker Roendy Granillo was 25 when he died from heat stroke on the job. (2m 57s)
Clip: S2020 Ep1 | 2m 37s | Claudia, a female electrician from El Salvador, enrolled in school to be an electrician. (2m 37s)
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Clip: S2020 Ep1 | 2m 16s | Another death of a construction worker on the job in Austin fuels the need for change. (2m 16s)
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