LOURDES
In this short documentary from Michigan, a Mexican mother of three fights deportation after suffering imprisonment.
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Anthony CollingsDirector
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Anthony CollingsProducer
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Runtime:26 minutes 45 seconds
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:Mexico, United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Anthony Collings is a former CNN foreign and Washington correspondent. He is currently a Lecturer in Communication Studies at the University of Michigan. Since 2011, Collings has been shooting and editing short documentaries on subjects including the Flint water crisis, a self-governing homeless camp, and a nonprofit that helps the homeless find housing.
I made this film to bear witness to the issues that undocumented immigrants face under Trump. Over a period of 15 months I followed the progress of Lourdes Salazar Bautista, a mother of three, as she tried to avoid deportation to Mexico. Filming was done in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Toluca, Mexico.