2003 | Color | In this immigrants? odyssey based in New York, a woman from El Salvador named Dolores earns her living cleaning luxury flats. It seems that bad luck is on her tail: her husband loses his job, and she loses one of her clients, which keeps her from sending money to El Salvador to build her house. Her Americanized son turns rebellious and Dolores can?t help but to constantly look over her shoulder in case the immigration police turn up. The struggle for a better life can sometimes make us forget what is really important Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Savoca; Nancy Script: Savoc; Nancy, Guay; Richard Production: Guay; Richard, Quile; Angela Photography: Leon; Lisa Sound: Bowles; Brian, Bracken; Andrew, Anderson; Coll Music: Latin Playboys; The Cast:Ortiz; Julieta, Guadalupe; Ignacio, Budinoff; Jon Participation year at FICM: 2004
2003 | Color | In this immigrants? odyssey based in New York, a woman from El Salvador named Dolores earns her living cleaning luxury flats. It seems that bad luck is on her tail: her husband loses his job, and she loses one of her clients, which keeps her from sending money to El Salvador to build her house. Her Americanized son turns rebellious and Dolores can?t help but to constantly look over her shoulder in case the immigration police turn up. The struggle for a better life can sometimes make us forget what is really important Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Savoca; Nancy Script: Savoc; Nancy, Guay; Richard Production: Guay; Richard, Quile; Angela Photography: Leon; Lisa Sound: Bowles; Brian, Bracken; Andrew, Anderson; Coll Music: Latin Playboys; The Cast:Ortiz; Julieta, Guadalupe; Ignacio, Budinoff; Jon Participation year at FICM: 2004
If I Were Fire Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More
Lives on the Border Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More
40 + Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More
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