POV: América
Summary: "Diego is a young circus artist living away from his family in a dull landscape of tourist beaches and all-inclusive resorts when he is suddenly called to return home. His grandmother, América, fell from her bed, causing his father to be jailed under accusation of elder neglect. Diego sees poetry and purpose in this tragedy. He believes that América, despite her immobility and advanced dementia, fell willfully, to bring a separated family back together. He reunites with his estranged brothers and leaves his old life behind. But now they face the considerable challenges of learning to care for América while navigating an opaque court system bereft of moral authority to free their father. And yet the greatest challenge might be learning to work together. As the brothers clash over money and the distribution of labor, difficult questions take the foreground – who decides what becomes of América, and how long will they put their lives on hold to care for her?"--2019 Peabody Awards entry form.
Corporate Producers: Submitted by: American Documentary | POV. Produced by: Lifelike Docs, American Documentary | POV.. Presented by: PBS.
Broadcast Date: 2019
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