SANSÓN AND ME / SANSÓN Y YO
A film by Rodrigo Reyes
(Mexico, USA, 2022, 83 min. In Spanish and English with English subtitles)
During his day job as a Spanish criminal interpreter in a small town in California, filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes (499) met a young man named Sansón, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who was sentenced to life in prison without parole. With no permission to interview him, Sansón and Reyes worked together over a decade, using hundreds of letters as inspiration for recreations of Sansón’s childhood—featuring members of Sansón's own family. The result is a vibrant portrait of a friendship navigating immigration and the depths of the criminal justice system and pushing the boundaries of cinematic imagination to rescue a young migrant's story from oblivion.
Brooklyn, NY: Film at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Opens Friday, March 3
Larkspur, CA: Lark Theater, Friday, March 10
San Francisco, CA: Roxie Theater, Opens Friday, March 17
Los Angeles, CA: Laemmle Theatres, Monday and Tuesday, March 20 and 21
Memphis, TN: Indie Memphis, Wendesday, March 22
Los Angeles, CA: American Cinematheque, Friday, March 24
Boulder, CO: Dairy Arts Center, April 27-30
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