WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND

After a lifetime of bus rides to the US to visit his children, Julián quietly starts building a house in rural Mexico. In filming his work, his granddaughter crafts a personal and poetic love letter to him and his homeland.

Director + Producer Iliana Sosa  Producer Emma D. Miller  Editor + Co-Producer Isidore Bethel

Cinematographers Iliana Sosa + Mónica Wise Robles + Judy Phu

trt : 71 minutes 

World Premiere at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival

2022 Winner of Louis Black Award and Fandor New Voices Award at SXSW 

2022 NY Times Critics' Pick

2022 Gotham Award Nominee for Best Documentary 

More information: https://whatweleavebehindfilm.com/

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