Filmmaker David Sutherland's New Film Shows the Human Cost of U.S. Immigration Policy

03/04/2019 22 min
Filmmaker David Sutherland's New Film Shows the Human Cost of U.S. Immigration Policy

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Episode Synopsis

Documentary filmmaker and 1967 Tufts graduate David Sutherland is known for creating intimate portraits of people living on the margins of society. His most recent film, "Marcos Doesn’t Live Here Anymore," premiering on PBS, shows the human cost of U.S. immigration policy by following Elizabeth Perez and her husband, Marcos, as they fight to reunite their family after Marcos is deported. In this episode, Sutherland talks about how he met Elizabeth and Marcos, why he found them so appealing, and what he hopes viewers will take away from their story.