The Savanna

Name: The Savanna
Director: Jared Jakins
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Visael Tacza Macha

The promise of the American Dream is real to one rural Peruvian family as they attempt to send their son to The United States to provide for them. The Savanna meditates on the archetypal movement of people and their dreams of a better life.

Directed by Jared Jakins

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