A meditation on immigration and expression through the experience of one immigrant worker who discovered his artistic and political voice in the United States.
SYNOPSIS
Like countless Mexican immigrants, Doroteo came to the United States to make a better life for his family, leaving behind his sons in the process. What was meant to be a short separation turned into more than a decade. To deal with his loneliness, Doroteo turned to poetry to express himself. To deal with the invisibility of immigrant workers, he became a union activist. This film explores the many layers of this charismatic man by juxtaposing his poetry and storytelling with scenes of his life both inside and outside the art museum where he works.
AWARDS AND SCREENINGS
Student Academy Award, Bronze Medal, Documentary Category 2010
Spike Lee Student Filmmaker Award, STARZ Denver Film Festival 2010
Best Mini Doc, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2011
Honorable Mention, Documentary Category, Taos Shortz Film Fest 2011
Finalist, Angelus Award 2010
Telluride Film Festival 2010
Aspen Shortsfest 2011
United Nations Association Film Festival 2010
Cinema by the Bay, San Francisco Film Society, 2010
Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente y Video Oaxaca 2010
Festival Internacional de Escuelas de Cine, Montevideo, Uruguay 2010
iShorts, Prague 2011
Refuge in Film Festival, London 2011
Cine de las Americas 2011
CREDITS
Produced, Directed, Shot, and Edited by Kevin Gordon and Rebekah Meredith
Poetry by Doroteo Garcia
7 min HD Video