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2020 | B/N | 33:00

On lyrical journeys from Mexico City and Managua to Washington, D.C., from East LA to San Francisco, we follow poet Alejandro Murguía as he champions revolutions in Latin America, leads cultural and educational programs in Northern California, and campaigns against rampant gentrification. Meanwhile, he wins two American Book Awards and serves as the first Latino Poet Laureate of San Francisco.


Country: Estados Unidos
Direction: Dematteis; Louis F. ; Brown;David L.
Script: Dematteis; Louis F., Telles; Raymond
Production: Dematteis; Louis F.; Brown;David L., Telles; Raymond
Photography: Franco; Vicente
Sound: Landau; Greg
Music: Landau; Greg, Landau; Camilo
Participation year at FICM: 2021

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