The Oscar-qualifying New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) has announced today its complete feature film slate for its 26th edition, running March 3-19, which includes the New York premiere of the Mexican animated documentary Home Is Somewhere Else by Carlos Haggerman and Jorge Villalobos.
Home is Somewhere Else tells three poignant tales of life on either side of the Mexico/US border. The guide, Lalo, is a young Mexican artist raised in Utah who presents each story with his slamming Spanglish poetry. There are best friends and sisters Evelyn and Elizabeth, one studying to become the sole doctor in her small Mexican village, the other making the pan of her sueños to sell in her very own LA bakery. We also meet Jasmine as she sets off to become an activist to protect families like her own. Finally, Lalo shares the story of his own childhood, deportation experience, and finding a way back and transforming his challenges through his work as an artist and activist.
Home is Somewhere Else had its world premiere at the Annecy Film Festival in France last year, and has played at numerous international film festivals including IDFA, Guadalajara, Morelia, and AFI Latin America.
