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FICM present in Travesía

Clara Sánchez translated by Cindy Hawes

The cycle will also show ¿Cuál es el camino a casa? (Which Way Home) by Rebecca Cammisa and Los que se quedan (Those That Remain) by Juan Carlos Rulfo and Carlos Hagerman, exhibited at FICM 2009 and 2008 respectively, Rehje by Anaïs Huerta and Raúl Cuesta, FICM selection 2009, De nadie by Tin Dirdamal, FICM selection 2005, and Farmingville by Catherine Tambini and Carlos Sandoval, FICM selection 2004.

Travesía was organized in response to the need to inform people about migration and the effects it has on communities, especially those with high levels of migration to the United States.

The cycle is sponsored by the Ford Foundation and will be held at FOMMA’s installations in San Cristóbal de las Casas as well as in the communities of Aguacatenango, Acala, Simojovel and La Floresta.

                                               Program

¿Cuál es el camino a casa? (Which Way Home) (Dir. Rebecca Cammisa, 2009) Olga and Freddy, who are 9 years old, and Kevin who is 14, try desperately to get to the United States to find their parents or possibly a better life. These are the children of those whom we never hear of, the invisible ones.

Migrar o morir (Dir. Alexandra Halkin, 2008) This documentary shows the impoverished lives of agricultural workers from Guerrero who go to Sinaloa to harvest and pick vegetables for export to the United States and Canada, There they face inhuman conditions similar to that of slavery.

Wash Cycle (Dir. Regina Melo, 2009) The expectations and reality of three Mexicans who work illegally in a laundry mat in the United States. This short film depicts their lives before going to the United States and their search for the American dream.

De nadie (Dir. Tin Dirdamal, 2005) This is the story of a group of Central Americans who confront all kinds of dangers and injustices as they go through Mexico on their way to the Untied States.

Los que se quedan (Those That Remain) (Dir. Juan Carlos Rulfo y Carlos Hagerman, 2008) Much is said about those who migrate to the United States, but little is known about those who stay behind. This film talks about their lives and their communities.

Farmingville (Dir. Catherine Tambini y Carlos Sandoval, 2004) The assassination of two Mexican workers in Farmingville, New York, highlight the migratory problem of the city. Its name now makes news headlines, revealing a new front in the border wars: the suburbs.

La balada de Esequiel Hernández (The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández) (Dir. Kieran Fitzgerald, 2007) Tommy Lee Jones narrates the story of Esequiel Hernández, a young U.S. citizen killed by the U.S. Army on the border between Texas and Mexico.

En otra tierra (Dir. Nino Cozzi, 2010) Five people from Colombia, Haiti, Senegal, Kosovo and El Salvador leave their countries and take refuge in Mexico. This film speaks of the difficulties and opportunities they face while making a new life in another country.

Mi vida dentro (My Life Inside) (Dir. Lucía Gajá, 2007) Rosa, a 17-year-old Mexican, migrates to the United States in search of better opportunities. After a tragic accident she is arrested and charged with suspected homicide and tried two years later.

Al otro lado (Dir. Natalia Almada, 2005) Through the travels of three musicians from Sinaloa to the U.S. border, and the corrido music that chronicles it all, we see the factors that stimulate drug trafficking and the continual desire to migrate north.

Rehje (Dir. Anaïs Huerta y Raúl Cuesta, 2009) After living 40 years in Mexico City, Antonia decides to go home, a Mazahua town in the State of Mexico. Once there, however, she discovers, among other things, that the lack of water threatens the life of the community.