Perspectives on immigration in North America. Films: Since you arrived, my heart stopped belonging to me; Ale Libre; Chuj Boys of Summer; Aguilas; Blood On Our Side *Note: Audience Choice voting can only be completed via Internet browser.﻿

Each year, hundreds of Central American migrants journeying north towards the United States go missing. Their mothers, left behind with nowhere to turn for support, organize together and journey by bus through Mexico, retracing the last known steps of their missing children. Since you arrived, my heart stopped belonging to me is a short documentary that follows these mothers, offering a perspective from the alternate side of the immigration crisis. The film intimately explores the familial grief and longing of these mothers for their children and the tremendous personal costs of the social forces that affect migration. In Spanish, with English subtitles. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Film Contact:Erin Semine Kökdilerinkokdil@gmail.com

Since you arrived, my heart stopped belonging to me

Central American mothers journey by bus through Mexico, searching for their children who migrated north towards the United States but disappeared en route.

Alejandra is a criminalized organizer and unapologetic immigrant. While she prepares for one of the biggest moments of her life — her deportation case — Alejandra is forced to reckon with a past mistake and a system that could tear her apart from her family and the only home she has ever known. In English, Spanish, with English subtitles. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Film Contact:Daniel TantaleanDanTanFilm@gmail.com1-480-231-3006

Ale Libre

Alejandra prepares for the biggest moment of her life - her deportation case.

Speaking only his native language a Guatemalan teenager begins his new life in rural Colorado. Student Film: New York University, New York In Chuj, with English subtitles. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Film Contact:Max Walker-Silvermancowhipfilms@gmail.com

Chuj Boys of Summer

Speaking only his native language a Guatemalan teenager begins his new life in rural Colorado.

Along the southern desert border in Arizona, it is estimated that only one out of every five missing migrants are ever found. Águilas is the story of one group of searchers, the Aguilas del Desierto. Once a month these volunteers—construction workers, gardeners, domestic laborers by trade—set out to recover the missing, reported to them by loved ones often thousands of miles away. Amidst rising political repression and cartel violence, as well as the eternal difficulties of travel in the Sonoran Desert, the Aguilas carry out their solemn task.Águilas lays bare the tragic reality of migrant death by venturing deep into the wilderness of the borderlands. The desert is a vast cemetery where the bodies and dried bones of migrants lie exposed under the scorching sun. In a world where efforts to humanize the migrant experience often get lost within the statistics and headlines, this documentary provides an observational and poetic response to one of the most pressing issues of our time, undocumented immigration and the hardships of the border crossing experience. Heartland Film Alumni: Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines, Audience Award, 2012 In English, Spanish, with English subtitles. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Film Contact:Kristy Guevara-Flanagankgflanagan@tft.ucla.edu

Águilas

Once a month, along the scorching southern desert border in Arizona, one group of searchers, the Aguilas del Desierto, set out to recover missing loved ones.

Blood On Our Side is an immersive film that follows Ana’s life and work as a forensics investigator. It puts into question who is truly responsible for the relentless killings. Ana reminds us of the common phrase in Mexico, “So far from God, so close to the United States.” In Spanish, with English subtitles. Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film. Film Contact:Rodrigo Hernandezrodrigohnandz@gmail.com&nbsp;

Blood On Our Side

As Ana, a forensic investigator, grapples with the sheer volume of homicides in one of Mexico’s deadliest cities, she and her team undergo a special department inspection.

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