Sansón and Me
An ever-engaging, innovative and moving treatment of race, class, and the criminal-justice system.
-- Hammer to Nail
Sansón and Me
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.
Genre
Documentary,
Culture Vulture,
Crime,
Justice
Runtime
83
Language
Spanish,
English
Director
Rodrigo Reyes
Played at
Claremont 5 3.20.23 - 3.21.23
Glendale 3.20.23 - 3.21.23
Monica Film Center 3.20.23 - 3.21.23
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