Weaving with Spanish Threads: An Immigrant's Tale (2015)

Weaving with Spanish Threads is an hour-long (62 min.) documentary about the Spanish immigrants who arrived in Hawaii under 3-5 year contracts in the early 1900s. They came to work in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Eve A. Ma

Writer:

Eve A. Ma

Stars:

Jaime Cader, Dolores Jiménez, Rosa Gianinni Pierce

Cast

Credited cast:
Jaime Cader	...	Self - Host
Dolores Jiménez	...	Self
Rosa Gianinni Pierce	...	Self
Francisco Pérez	...	Self
Ana Aguilar Santucci	...	Self

Storyline

Weaving with Spanish Threads is an hour-long (62 min.) documentary about the Spanish immigrants who arrived in Hawaii under 3-5 year contracts in the early 1900s. They came to work in the sugar cane and pineapple plantations, and after their term was up, many settled permanently in California rather than staying in Hawaii or returning to Spain. Our story is told by one of the original immigrants, 98 years old when we filmed him and full of stories. His narrative is supplemented by interviews with descendants of these immigrants. The documentary is hosted by Jaime Cader, member of one of California's Spanish clubs who has spent many years helping immigrants and farm laborers. The documentary's director is Eve A. Ma, an award-winning filmmaker.

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Plot Keywords:

andalucia spain | gibraltar | california | california history | hawaii | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

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Details

Official Sites:

official site-English

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 2015 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Gibraltar

Box Office

Budget:

$15,256 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Palomino Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3