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Crosscut Documentaries: Senior Year Was Crazy

Prom, protests and a pandemic: Coming of age during COVID-19

Reflections on "Senior Year Was Crazy"

Starla Sampaco speaks with producer Jen Dev and Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, the subject of the recent documentary Senior Year Was Crazy. They talk through how Jackie is doing at college and the process of documenting someone’s life from a distance. Additionally, they discuss the barriers often faced by immigrant families and the larger struggles that they are dealing with during the pandemic.