Closer to Home, also known by the working title Looking for America, is a 1995 American independent drama film directed by Joseph Nobile.

It was screened in thirty international film festivals including the 41st Valladolid International Film Festival[3] and the 31st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

[4] It follows the story of Dalisay, a poor provincial girl who struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned American ex-merchant marine.

She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and ultimately a future for her debt-ridden family, while he hopes to escape his disintegrating American family through love and a family of his own.

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