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Strength and courage define the characters in these deeply moving films as they transition from life in their homeland to building a new life in an unfamiliar place.
For Ages 11-14 | 79 minutes | Presented in English, nonverbal, and original languages
Themes: immigration, perseverance, friendship, facing challenges, urban/rural experience, self-worth, empathy, identity
Content Warning: physical and/or emotional conflict, mild lanuage, fearful situations, stressful situations
Burros
Six-year-old Elsa is a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation and lives in southern Arizona, twenty miles from the Mexico border with her dad. One day she discovers and instantly befriends a young girl named Ena hiding behind the cactus. Elsa tries to speak to her in O’odham and English. Ena understands neither and replies in Spanish that she was crossing the border with her father and got lost. Elsa does not speak or understands Spanish but that does not stop the two from spending the day together, playing and sharing burros. They are unaware that their future and the fate of their friendship may soon be in the hands of adults, who only see a migrant child, lost in the desert.
- Year2020
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish
- CountryUnited States
For Group Tickets CLICK HERE
Strength and courage define the characters in these deeply moving films as they transition from life in their homeland to building a new life in an unfamiliar place.
For Ages 11-14 | 79 minutes | Presented in English, nonverbal, and original languages
Themes: immigration, perseverance, friendship, facing challenges, urban/rural experience, self-worth, empathy, identity
Content Warning: physical and/or emotional conflict, mild lanuage, fearful situations, stressful situations
Burros
Six-year-old Elsa is a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation and lives in southern Arizona, twenty miles from the Mexico border with her dad. One day she discovers and instantly befriends a young girl named Ena hiding behind the cactus. Elsa tries to speak to her in O’odham and English. Ena understands neither and replies in Spanish that she was crossing the border with her father and got lost. Elsa does not speak or understands Spanish but that does not stop the two from spending the day together, playing and sharing burros. They are unaware that their future and the fate of their friendship may soon be in the hands of adults, who only see a migrant child, lost in the desert.
- Year2020
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Spanish
- CountryUnited States