Documentary backdrop image for Stable Life (2013)

Documentary backdrop image for Stable Life (2013)

201356 minGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Stable Life

201356 minGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

A mother raises her family in a small room at a Bay Area racetrack while tending to horses and facing the challenges of undocumented life.

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Sara MacPherson

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A mother raises her family in a small room at a Bay Area racetrack while tending to horses and facing the challenges of undocumented life.

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Sara MacPhersondirector

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Dionicia lives in a cramped room at a Bay Area racetrack, where she cares for horses and raises her children. As an undocumented worker, she faces daily challenges while striving to provide a better future for her family. Director Sara MacPherson captures Dionicia's life, revealing the risks she takes and the sacrifices she makes. As her hidden existence becomes more precarious, the stakes rise, making her personal gamble more significant than the bets placed at the track.

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