Williamsburg Regional Library

Elian

eng

videorecording

Elian

1023364630

Originally produced by Gravitas Ventures LLC in 2017

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The world thought it knew EliaÌ<U+0129>n GonzaÌ<U+0129>lez's story: The 5-year-old boy who washed up on the Florida coast after a deadly crossing from Cuba who became the center of an extraordinary, never-before-experienced media firestorm and international custody battle, pitting family members against each other and testing political policy at a crucial moment in history.. The CNN documentary ELIAÌ<U+0129>N shows how this incredible story is interwoven into the current political climate - and shows, for the first time, EliaÌ<U+0129>n GonzaÌ<U+0129>lez today speaking in a never-before-seen unfiltered way about his experiences.. Narrated by Tony Award nominee RauÌ<U+0129>l Esparza, executive produced by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney and produced by award-winning filmmaker Trevor Birney, codirected by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Tim Golden and award-winning photographer Ross McDonnell, ELIAÌ<U+0129>N weaves together new interviews with EliaÌ<U+0129>n and his relatives in Miami.. Official Selection at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, Winner of the Junior Jury Award at the Montclair Film Festival. "Another 1990s media spectacle gets a long-overdue autopsy in this slick and riveting documentary." - Chris Barsanti, Film Journal International. "A vital and spellbinding documentary that dissects a fascinating moment in American history." - Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat

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