New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2023

Freeing Juanita - Online for 24 Hours!

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Juanita has been unjustly detained in Reynosa, Mexico for over seven years, accused of a crime she didn’t commit and forced to confess in a language she didn’t understand. This intimate portrait follows Ana and Pedro, Juanita’s aunt and uncle, on their thousand-mile journey from the highlands of Guatemala. With the help of their Maya Chuj community and a network of Maya interpreters, they fight for Juanita’s freedom and demand justice from the Mexican authorities, a cause that became internationally recognized for its defense of migrants’ rights and language justice.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    75 minutes
  • Language
    Spanish, Other
  • Country
    United States
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Director
    Sebastián Lasaosa Rogers
  • Producer
    Ana Gómez, Tristan Call, Adrián Gutiérrez
  • Filmmaker
    Sebastián Lasaosa Rogers
  • Editor
    Lorena Alvarado, Sebastián Lasaosa Rogers