CNN acquires Vargas’ immigration film ‘Documented’

Published November 19, 2013 4:03pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Washington Post journalist who later revealed he has been living in the country illegally since childhood has made a documentary about his experience and announced Tuesday that he is selling broadcast rights for the project to CNN Films.

Jose Antonio Vargas told The Associated Press the CNN unit is acquiring his film, “Documented,” to be broadcast nationally in the spring of 2014. Vargas wrote and directed the film over the past two years.

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