Abuelos
SDG 10: Reduced Inequality • 8m 56s
Separated by years of immigration policy, a young girl dreams of meeting her grandmother for the first time. Thanks to the bi-national cooperation of governments on both sides of the US/Mexico border, her grandmother embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to reunite with her undocumented loved ones.
Director & Producer: Rodrigo Reyes
2020 | 9 min
USA
Languages: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Filmmaker Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/abuelos/
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