Congratulations to Susan MacLaury for her film Inocente which has won the Academy Award in the category for best short documentary. She shares her Academy Award as co-producer with her husband Albie Hecht. This is the second documentary from her production company to be nominated for an Academy Award. Susan is dually degreed in social work and health education and teaches at Kean University. She is a member of the Kean Federation of Teachers, AFT-AFL/CIO and serves as Member-at-Large as part of the local’s elected leadership.
Inocente tells the story of a homeless, undocumented 15 year-old artist who lives in San Diego with her mother and three younger brothers. At the time of filming, they had been homeless for nine years, moving in and out of more than 25 shelters and other temporary residences. Susan served as Executive Producer of the film, which was screened at the United State Congress on February 5.
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