Every Row a Path

Every Row a Path

Directed by Jill Freidberg

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Overview

Genre
Social Issues, Anthropology, and Current Affairs
Synopsis

For migrant families in rural America, survival isn’t easy.

For five young women in Washington's Skagit Valley, ​survival isn’t enough.

​In the berry fields of Washington State’s Skagit Valley, migrant teenage girls struggle to
balance family and school with back-breaking agricultural work. Statistically, they are destined to fail, but five young women are determined to beat those odds.

Produced by the DreamFields Project, in partnership with Reel Grrls, Every Row A Path is a collaboration between filmmaker Jill Freidberg and the youth who appear in the film, providing an intimate look into the daily struggles and rewards of being young, migrant,​ and female in rural America.

Stage
finished
Running time
29 minutes

Credits

Production Details

Country
United States
Years of Production
1
Locations
Skagit Valley, Washington State, Seattle
Prod. Partners
Dreamfields Project, Reel Grrls

Distribution Details

Release year
2015
Language
English, Spanish, Mixteco
Subtitles
English, Spanish

Photos

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