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INDOCUMENTALES presents THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL

cartel_AL_OTRO_LADO_MURO16 SEPTEMBER, 2019: WCPUN is pleased to present the latest edition of INDOCUMENTALES, A Film and Conversation Series exploring Latin American migrant experiences in the US, featuring a presentation of THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL AL OTRO LADO DEL MURO. (Pau Ortiz, Mexico/Spain, 2017, 68 min. In Spanish with English subtitles).

Winner of the Best International Documentary Award at the Hot Docs Film Festival and the Chicago Film Festival, The Other Side of the Wall tells the story of Honduran teenagers Rocío and Ale, who are left with no choice but to play the role of both mother and father to their two younger siblings after their mother is sentenced to 10 years in a Mexican prison on questionable charges. As apprehensions about the future intensify, Ale must make the difficult decision between keeping the family together in Mexico or breaking them apart to cross the US border for work.  Screening to be followed by Panel discussion with Special Guests, moderated by WCPUN Executive Director and INDOCUMENTALES co-founder, Shamina de Gonzaga. RSVP 

Indocumentales – The Other Side of the Wall