Oaxacalifornia: The Return
Oct 30, 2021 | IMDB 7
84 min Watch NowDocumentary
The Mejia family emigrated from Oaxaca to Fresno, California 40 years ago. Filmmaker Trisha ZIff filmed the family in 1996, and returns now to see the changes that have settled over them, and follows the family on their return to Mexico.
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