Split at the Root

Name: Split at the Root
Genre: Documentary
Released: March 3, 2023
Duration: 96 min

2023

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ARRAY | Release Date: March 3, 2023 | Not Rated

Summary: Split at the Root follows the emotional journey of mothers separated from their children at the U.S. border and the grassroots initiative that, against all odds, reunites those families. When a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum was separated from her kids under Zero Tolerance Policy, a Facebook post by a mom in Queens coalesced into aSplit at the Root follows the emotional journey of mothers separated from their children at the U.S. border and the grassroots initiative that, against all odds, reunites those families. When a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum was separated from her kids under Zero Tolerance Policy, a Facebook post by a mom in Queens coalesced into a movement as thousands of like-minded women across the US refused to stand by quietly. Immigrant Families Together was born as a rapid response group committed to doing what the government couldn’t—or wouldn’t do: reunite parents with their children separated by the Zero Tolerance Policy.… Expand

Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 96 min

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Concepción de León

Mar 3, 2023

Split at the Root is a powerful lens into the emotional plight of the thousands of immigrants who cross the border into the United States, the danger they are fleeing and the people trying to help them. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Robert Daniels

Mar 3, 2023

Those affected by America’s terrible immigration system need a film explaining their difficult plight. Knowton’s “Split at the Root” just isn’t it. Read full review

The Playlist Rafael Motamayor

Mar 3, 2023

Sadly, good intentions aren’t enough, and as good as the organization’s work is, the film feels like a letdown to the very women whose stories kickstarted the whole thing in the first place. Read full review

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