POV · SEASON 16
90 Miles
Episode 4 · 2003-07-29
- Documentary
Episode overview
90 Miles is a 2001 documentary film written and directed by Juan Carlos Zaldívar. The film is a recounting of the events that lead Zaldívar to become a Marielito and leave Cuba for a better life in Miami. It premiered in 2003 on PBS as part of its P.O.V. series. It won two awards: the Grand Coral, First Prize, for Documentary and the Memoria Documentary Award. 90 Miles recounts the strange twist of fate that took Juan Carlos Zaldívar across one of the world's most treacherous stretches of water. It is a journey of a family in search for healing and understanding. Probing and thoughtful, Zaldívar uncovers the emotional distance opened in thousands of families by the 90 miles between the U.S. and Cuba.
60 minutes
Season 16 episodes
1. Discovering Dominga2003-07-08
2. Georgie Girl2003-06-22
3. The Flute Player2003-07-22
4. 90 Miles2003-07-29
5. American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i2003-08-05
6. West 47th Street2003-08-19
7. Family Fundamentals2003-08-26
8. Soldados: Chicanos in Viet Nam; The Sixth Section2003-09-02
9. State of Denial2003-09-16
10. What I Want My Words to Do to You2003-12-16
11. Larry v. Lockney2003-07-01
12. Bill's Run: A Political Journey in Rural Kansas2004-06-29
13. Love & Diane2004-04-21
