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- 2004
- P.O.V.
- 1 h 19 m
- 2004
- P.O.V.
- 1 h 19 m
Summary The hate-based attempted murder of two Mexican day laborers catapults the Long Island town of Farmingville into national headlines, unmasking a new frontline of the border wars-suburbia. (Independent Television Service)
Directed By: Carlos Sandoval, Catherine Tambini
Written By: Carlos Sandoval
- 2004
- P.O.V.
- 1 h 19 m
- 2004
- P.O.V.
- 1 h 19 m
Farmingville
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Summary The hate-based attempted murder of two Mexican day laborers catapults the Long Island town of Farmingville into national headlines, unmasking a new frontline of the border wars-suburbia. (Independent Television Service)
Directed By: Carlos Sandoval, Catherine Tambini
Written By: Carlos Sandoval
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
62
44% Positive
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4 Reviews
56% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Illuminating and alarming.
Offers only the smallest glimmer of hope that the two sides can work things out through ingenuity and compromise.
Hate crimes, racial tensions, economic strife, illegal immigration, and the preservation of white neighborhoods are familiar issues in this nation, but the crux of the documentary Farmingville is where these issues play out.
Though it has the slight, informal feel of a made-for-television documentary shot on video, Farmingville is an unusually sensitive and sophisticated piece of investigative journalism.
Tambini and Sandoval lived in the community for a year and present the story with great immediacy. The film could have benefited from some deeper analysis of why these people feel their way of life is so threatened.
Authentic ethical dialogue is conspicuous for its absence, as is the potentially disturbing view of a normal, working-class corner of American society going not-so-quietly cuckoo.
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Generally Unfavorable
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Production Company
Camino Bluff Productions
Release Date Oct 29, 2004
Duration 1 h 19 m
Genres
Tagline Welcome to the suburbs, home of the new border wars.
Awards
BendFilm Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
deadCenter Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
