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A dramatic short film based on the internationally-acclaimed memoirs of Francisco Jiménez. Upcoming screenings in LA & San Jose in August/September. Watch our trailer here. See you at the movies!
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The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child is an autobiographical novel by Francisco Jiménez based in part on his journey from Mexico to the United States of America.
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- 1997
Oct 1, 1997 · The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child Paperback – October 1, 1997. by Francisco Jiménez (Author) 4.7 1,108 ratings. Book 1 of 4: Francisco. See all formats and editions. After dark in a Mexican border town, a father holds open a hole in a wire fence as his wife and two small boys crawl through.
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Jun 21, 2010 · [In this novel], intertwined stories follow a migrant family through their circuit, from picking cotton and strawberries to topping carrots - and back again - over a number of years. As it moves from one labor camp to the next, the little family off four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty define their lives.
Feb 25, 2020 · Francisco Jimenez: The Circuit Professor Jimenez talks about his novel The Circuit and how it was adapted as a play by playwright Leo Cortez.
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Get all the key plot points of Francisco Jiménez's The Circuit on one page. From the creators of SparkNotes.
Feb 20, 2021 · Language. English. x, 116 p. ; 19 cm. This collection of short stories explores a migrant family's experiences moving through labor camps, facing poverty and impermanence, and discusses how they endure through faith, hope, and back-breaking work.