Hidden Struggles of Undocumented Children Revealed in POV Documentary ‘Don’t Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie),’ Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 on PBS
Angy Rivera had two crucial secrets in her life. The first was that she was an undocumented child living with her mother and siblings in New York City for 19 years. That secret was a constant source of fear: If her immigration status was discovered, she could be deported and her family shattered.
The second secret was more tragic: Rivera had been sexually abused by her stepfather from ages 4 to 8, a secret she eventually revealed and which, in the strange world of immigration law, helped her gain the visa she had always desired. Her poignant, inspiring odyssey is the subject of Don’t Tell Anyone (No Le Digas a Nadie), a new documentary premiering on the PBS series
POV (Point of View) on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 at 10 p.m. (check local listings). The film will stream online from Sept. 22, 2015 – Oct. 21, 2015.
Director Mikaela Shwer met Rivera, now 24, while the young woman was still undocumented. After the two developed a friendship, Shwer began filming Rivera’s quest to help others living in immigration’s “shadows” and to gain a visa for herself. The result was Shwer’s first full-length
documentary.
KJ