Monday, October 23, 2023, 7:30 PM, UCSC Communications 150 (Theater C)
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
USA / 2022 / 83 minutes
During his day job as a Spanish criminal interpreter in a small town in California, filmmaker Rodrigo
Reyes met a young man named Sansón, an undocumented Mexican immigrant sentenced
to life in prison without parole. Sansón and Reyes worked together for 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, pushing the boundaries of cinematic imagination to rescue a young migrant’s story
from oblivion.
Rodrigo Reyes will be present for a Q&A following the screening.
event co-sponsored by Porter College
THE ART OF NONFICTION: CAPTURING ESSENTIAL REALITIES (A WORKSHOP WITH RODRIGO REYES)
Tuesday, October 24, 9:50-12:50 PM / Communications 130 (Theater C)
Please join us for a workshop with filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes. Director Rodrigo Reyes will discuss his process around hybrid filmmaking, working with actors, recreations, and real people to tell urgent documentary stories. RSVP for this event by emailing Professor Irene Lusztig at ilusztig@ucsc.edu.
RODRIGO REYES