Private Project

Día a Día, 2020: One Day at a Time

A window view into how the year 2020 radically transformed the way Colombian immigrants in Minnesota celebrate culture, aid community, and attempt to thrive in the current overlapping crises.

  • Tahiel Jimenez Medina
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Television
  • Runtime:
    26 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Tahiel Jimenez Medina


Tahiel Jimenez Medina (he, him his; they, them, theirs) is a Colombian first-generation immigrant director. In dedication to migrant mamas who flee generational violence, he presents Colombian immigrant identity through a lens that celebrates ever-evolving emotional and ancestral journeys, memories, and dreams. His visions about immigrant and Colombian identity are culture catalysts to decolonize, remember and heal ancestral cycles. Medina premiered films at national and international film festivals including Palms Springs International Short Film Festival, New York Latino Film Festival, and Provincetown International Film Festival—and in local parking lots for his community to gather and dream of new worlds. His documentary Día a Día, 2020: One Day at a Time is available on PBS online channels (pbs.org, PBS Video App). His recent recognitions include The TPT PBS 2020 Project, The Next Step Grant, The Apichatpong Weerasethakul PlayLab Workshop, The Jerome Foundation Film Grant, and The McKnight Artist Fellowship.

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