A lyrical portrait of two Haitian migrants, Robens and James, who find themselves stranded at the US-Mexico border with no way forward and no one to depend on but each other. The quiet, unexpected tenderness of their friendship shines in the eye of an incomprehensible geopolitical storm, even as the two men drift towards drastically different futures and as a new border wall rises on the horizon. This is a film about longing: for a place to fit in, for a stable life, for connection and companionship. It isn’t about crossing borders; it’s about how it feels when you can’t get across. It’s about what happens when you end up in a totally unexpected place and you have to start over.
- Year2019
- Runtime76 minutes
- LanguageHaitian Creole, Spanish
- CountryMexico, USA, Haiti
- DirectorSam Ellison
- ProducerRachel Cantave, Abraham Ávila, Nora Mendis
- CastLaureus Gasgasha, Jamesy Dorcelus
A lyrical portrait of two Haitian migrants, Robens and James, who find themselves stranded at the US-Mexico border with no way forward and no one to depend on but each other. The quiet, unexpected tenderness of their friendship shines in the eye of an incomprehensible geopolitical storm, even as the two men drift towards drastically different futures and as a new border wall rises on the horizon. This is a film about longing: for a place to fit in, for a stable life, for connection and companionship. It isn’t about crossing borders; it’s about how it feels when you can’t get across. It’s about what happens when you end up in a totally unexpected place and you have to start over.
- Year2019
- Runtime76 minutes
- LanguageHaitian Creole, Spanish
- CountryMexico, USA, Haiti
- DirectorSam Ellison
- ProducerRachel Cantave, Abraham Ávila, Nora Mendis
- CastLaureus Gasgasha, Jamesy Dorcelus