WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND
A film by Iliana Sosa
(USA/Mexico, 2022, 71 min. In Spanish and English with English subtitles)

At the age of 89, Julián takes one last bus ride to El Paso, Texas, to visit his daughters and their children—a lengthy trip he's made without fail every month for decades. After returning to rural Mexico, he quietly starts building a house in the empty lot next to his home. In the absence of his physical visits, can this new house bridge the distance between his loved ones? Director Iliana Sosa films her grandfather's work, gently sifting through Julián's previously unspoken memories and revealing both the pragmatism and poetry of his life. WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND unfolds as a love letter to her grandfather, as well as an intimate exploration of her own relationship with him and his homeland.

SXSW Film Festival 2022
Online: Tuesday, March 12, 9am (48-hour window, US geoblocking)
In Person Screenings: Friday, March 11, 6pm at the Alamo Lamar; Saturday, March 12, 8:15pm at the AFS Cinema; and Wednesday, March 16, 2pm at the Alamo Lamar.

For tickets and more information visit www.schedule.sxsw.com/2022/films/2053837