86 mins The life story of an incarcerated young man, told through dramatic reenactments
While working as a Spanish criminal interpreter in a small California town, filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes (499) met Sansón, a young undocumented Mexican immigrant sentenced to life without parole. Unable to interview him directly, Reyes and Sansón collaborated over a decade, using hundreds of letters and recreations with Sansón’s family members to bring his childhood to life. The result is a powerful portrait of friendship, immigration, and the criminal justice system, pushing cinematic boundaries to preserve a young migrant's story.