Led by: Lalo, Protagonist of the 3rd story from the film
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In our next session, we will continue our film and conversation series, and learn more about the incredible documentary, Home is Somewhere Else. Watch the trailer here.
The animated documentary tells real life experiences of three young immigrants and their families. In this session, we will watch the third story, which will focus on Lalo and his situation including deportation, return migration, and horizontal collaborations with communities in the context of (im)mobility.
Together we will learn from Lalo about the diverse and complex experiences that unfold after deportation. We will explore the process of what we can create from immobility, and learn about extractivism of deportation stories in Mexico.
*While we record these sessions, we will not be recording the film portion. We encourage you to join us live to fully experience the film and conversation series.
We hope you will join us to continue the conversation.
About Jose (Lalo):
Jose Eduardo Aguilar (Lalo) is a deported filmmaker, storyteller and spoken word artist born in Ciudad Juarez and raised in Heber City, Utah. He studied Methodology in Foreign Language Teaching at Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez and graduated in Screenwriting from Facultad de Cine in Mexico City. He has been a keen promoter for deportee creativity and storytelling now on the south side of the border as he writes and shoots the post-deportation experience between Ciudad Juarez and central Mexico.
Reach out to Jose (Lalo) via Instagram here.
About the filmmakers
Director and Producer Carlos Hagerman was part of the team of directors of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s production company before opening his own company where he has produced and directed award-winning documentaries like Those Who Remain (IDA Humanitas Award2009), Back to Life, and No Place Like Home. He also co-produced Plaza de la Soledad (Sundance 2013) and Rush Hour (SXSW 2018). He is a founding partner of Brinca Animation Studio.
Director and Producer Jorge Villalobos works as writer, director, and producer of animated and live action projects. He directed several children's series for Canal Once, Mexico’s Public TV channel. His animated and fiction short films have won over 20 international awards. Since co-founding Brinca Animation Studio in 2012, Jorge and Carlos Hagerman have worked as a team, co-producing and co-directing animation projects for children as well as communication tools for human rights organizations like UNICEF and the Mexican Human Rights Commission.
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Contact Carlos at carloshag@gmail.com
Closed captioning thanks to Don Rombach.