''Living Undocumented'' is a 2019
Netflix
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documentary series co-directed by
Aaron Saidman
Aaron Saidman (born December 11, 1974) is an American creator-developer, documentary filmmaker and television producer known for creating or serving as an executive producer on a number of non-fiction television series and documentary feature fi ...
and Anna Chai and executive produced by
Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress and producer. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004). As a teenager, she rose to prominence for starring a ...
, Mandy Teefey,
Eli Holzman
Eli Holzman (born March 30, 1974) is an American creator–developer, writer, producer and television executive known for creating or serving as executive producer on a number of reality-based television series and documentaries, such as ''Pr ...
, Aaron Saidman, Sean O’Grady and Anna Chai. The series documents eight
undocumented immigrant
Illegal immigration is the migration of people into a country in violation of the immigration laws of that country or the continued residence without the legal right to live in that country. Illegal immigration tends to be financially upwar ...
families living in the United States.
The series was produced by
Industrial Media
Industrial Media, LLC (formerly CKX, Inc., and CORE Media Group, Inc.) is an American company founded on February 7, 2005 that owns and develops entertainment content and intellectual property.
History Sports Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. era
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-owned production company
The Intellectual Property Corporation
The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC) is a production company based in Van Nuys, California. IPC was founded in 2016 by producers Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman, and funded via private equity from three investors and former collaborators Sh ...
. It was released on October 2, 2019.
According to an
op-ed written by Gomez for ''
Time
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'' on October 1, 2019, Gomez said she was approached about the project in 2017 and decided to become involved after watching footage that captured "the shame, uncertainty, and fear I saw my own family struggle with. But it also captured the hope, optimism, and patriotism so many undocumented immigrants still hold in their hearts despite the hell they go through.”
Episodes
Release
''Living Undocumented'' was released on October 2, 2019 on Netflix.
Reception
Review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes
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reported an approval rating of 100% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 9/10 for the series.
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2010s American documentary television series
English-language Netflix original programming
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