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  • Rosevelt's America (2005)
  • Short | 26 min | Short
Rosevelt's America (2005)
Short | 26 min | Short
ROSEVELT'S AMERICA is a cinema verite profile of the struggles of a Liberian refugee to build a new life in America. After being tortured and narrowly escaping execution during Liberia's civil war, Rosevelt Henderson makes his way to ...See moreROSEVELT'S AMERICA is a cinema verite profile of the struggles of a Liberian refugee to build a new life in America. After being tortured and narrowly escaping execution during Liberia's civil war, Rosevelt Henderson makes his way to America with three of his children but is forced to leave his pregnant wife behind. He works as a janitor, airport van driver, and assembly line worker in order to support his family and help his wife flee their war-torn country. After two year of juggling low wage jobs, Rosevelt's perseverance pays off and he is reunited with his wife, Frances, and his baby daughter. By capturing Rosevelt's day-to-day struggles, frustrations, and achievements, viewers come to appreciate the distance he has traveled during his harrowing journey from torture and desperation in his native Liberia to security and stability in his newly adopted homeland. Ultimately ROSEVELT'S AMERICA becomes an inspiring story of quiet determination and dignity under duress. See less
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Composer
Richard Fiocca
Cinematographer
Sid Lubitsch
Editor
Christopher White
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Updated Mar 10, 2005
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Mar 10, 2005 (United States)
Awards
4 wins & 1 nomination

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