Nina Alvarez is a documentary producer and director currently in production on "El Paquete," a short following a Salvadoran grandmother raising three children after her daughter's arrest in the 2022 anti-gang sweeps, and Singed, a feature about Black American war photographer Stanley Greene. Her most recent film, Almost American, aired nationally on PBS in August 2024 following a six-year investigation into the termination of Temporary Protected Status. Her work has been recognized with a Peabody Award, two Columbia duPont Awards, a National Emmy, and the RFK Human Rights Journalism Award, and supported by the Firelight William Greaves Production Fund, ITVS, Latino Public Broadcasting, and JustFilms/Ford Foundation. She is an Assistant Professor at Columbia Journalism School.

‍

ABOUT ALMOST AMERICAN

Meet a Salvadoran-American family who have legally lived and worked in the nation’s capital for 20 years. Their lives are upended when Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for those from El Salvador and five other countries is revoked.

FILM

Almost American

PROGRAM AFFILIATION

PBS/Firelight William Greaves Production Fund

COHORT YEAR

2022

INSTAGRAM

@zocaloharlem