FRI MAR 24, 2023 7:00 PM SANSÓN AND ME $8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission) Los Feliz 3| Introduction and Q&A with filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes. Moderated by Carlos Aguilar. Tickets are no longer on sale for this event.
ABOUT THE FILM: In English and Spanish 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. FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Cinema Guild COUNTRY: Mexico/USA