Clínica de Migrantes: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

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The volunteer-run clinic Puentes de Salud provides medical care to 10,000 undocumented immigrants each year in South Philadelphia. These patients often have nowhere else to go; they are not permitted to buy private health insurance and are unable to afford emergency medical care. As they frequently rely on physically-demanding jobs that risk bodily harm to provide necessary income, this underserved population turns to clinics like Puentes for services. Director Maxim Pozdorovkin’s moving film introduces us to the staff and medical providers at Puentes, who feel a moral obligation to offer preventative and prenatal care to those in need, and to the patients facing structural and economic barriers to wellness. Using gentleness and respect to combat the worry and fear their patients often associate with health care, a team of providers forge deep bonds with those they serve, as they work to keep the clinic running. NT
Director
Maxim Pozdorovkin
Producer
Maxim Pozdorovkin
Editor
Jeanne Applegate
Cinematographer
Joe Bender
Release Year
2016
Festival Year
2016
Country
United States
Run Time
40 minutes
Subtitled
Partially subtitled
Premiere
World Premiere