Ralph Isenberg, aka “El Gringo Schindler,™” has no formal filmmaking experience. After successful careers in hotel & restaurant management and commercial real estate development, Isenberg turned his attention to immigration reform. His efforts derive from heritage and experience. The oldest son of refugees from Nazi Germany, Isenberg learned from an early age to mindful of the plight of others. A life-changing experience with extreme family separation of his own transformed Isenberg into a protagonist whose activism has benefited scores of foreign national families in need. With no legal training, Isenberg can make the most complex arguments to those that oppose the reforms he seeks for others. The efforts put forth by El Gringo Schindler™ are unpredictable as he strives to make those he opposes feel uncomfortable.
Isenberg works on several dozen matters at a time. When the government sought to restrict the advocacy work of Isenberg, he started making films. His documentaries are both informative and dramatic. He films in real-time whenever possible. Isenberg features the people he is helping as part of recreation scenes. Finally, Isenberg either acts or presents a narrative of the situation seen on film.
Each film airs under a Ralph Isenberg Production© or El Gringo Schindler™film label. Each film strives to bring about relief to those foreign nationals seen in the movie, encourage social change and, educate the populous about immigration wrongs.