COVER/AGE
SDG 10: Reduced Inequality
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24m
The Affordable Care Act explicitly denies undocumented immigrants access to healthcare. While laws in California have now made healthcare available for undocumented young people, undocumented adults continue to be excluded. COVER/AGE follows an elderly caregiver and a policy advocate in the campaign to expand healthcare to include all people, regardless of immigration status or age.
Director: Set Hernandez Rongkilyo
Producers: Set Hernandez Rongkilyo, Almas Sayeed, Sarah Dar, Shervan Sebastian, Jyotswaroop Bawa
2020 | 25 min | USA
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/cover-age/
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