Daffodil Altan
Producer & Correspondent
Daffodil Altan is an Emmy-winning director, producer and correspondent for FRONTLINE, PBS’s flagship investigative documentary series. Most recently she directed, produced, and was the correspondent for the Peabody-nominated documentary “COVID’s Hidden Toll” (2020), the latest installment in her award-winning body of work exposing the hidden realities facing low-wage immigrant workers in the U.S., many of whom are undocumented.
She directed, produced and was the correspondent for the Emmy-winning, “Kids Caught in the Crackdown” (2019), a collaboration with the Associated Press that examined the lasting impact on children held in U.S. custody, and “Trafficked in America” (2018), which told the inside story of...
Location:
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Areas of Expertise:
Labor, Immigration, Criminal Justice, Gender
Languages:
Spanish, English
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Stories from Daffodil Altan
With Renewed Attention on the Border, These 8 Documentaries Illuminate U.S. Immigration Policies Involving Kids
COVID’s Hidden Toll
Kids Caught in the Crackdown
Former Fugitive Pablo Duran Sr. Pleads Guilty in Trafficking Case
Trafficked in America
Rape on the Night Shift
Policies
Teacher Center
Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation
Koo and Patricia Yuen
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Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; Park Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. FRONTLINE is a registered trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation. Web Site Copyright ©1995-2025 WGBH Educational Foundation. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
