ACT Human Rights Film Festival 2021

Missing in Brooks County

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70 miles north of the Mexican-US border lies Brooks County, Texas -a haunted, inhospitable place where thousands of immigrants have gone missing or died over the past decade. Missing in Brooks County follows the journey of two families who arrive in Brooks County to look for their loved ones, only to find a mystery that deepens at every turn. Stuck between the jurisdiction of border agents, local law enforcement, and cartels, the county is a barren landscape designed as a deterrent to illegal crossings. Despite this tactical designation, the municipality has never been provided the resources to process the remains of the hundreds of undocumented immigrants who succumb to dehydration and exposure each year. Missing in Brooks County is a potent reminder that these deaths are more than a statistic—each represents a living human being, loved by their family, now lost.


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  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    81 minutes
  • Language
    English, Spanish
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Lisa Molomot and Jeff Bemiss