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ALE LIBRE

Year 2021
Runtime 16 mins
Language English, Spanish
Subtitles English Subtitles
Alberta Premiere
Availability
  • Online & In-Cinema

This short film is included in the following package(s): SHORTS: GET UP, STAND UP


Alejandra is a criminalized organizer and unapologetic immigrant. While she prepares for one of the most significant moments of her life — her deportation case — Alejandra is forced to reckon with past mistakes and a system that could tear her apart from her family and the only home she has ever known.

Both an intense character study and a harsh look at the US immigration system, Maya Micaela Cueva builds a beautiful portrait of a woman fighting for not only her rights, but the rights of immigrants around the world.

Available online from Friday, September 24 at 9 AM to Sunday, October 3 at 11:59 PM.

Countries

United States
Festivals
Hot Docs 2021, Big Sky Documentary Festival 2021, Vienna Shorts 2021
Director
Maya Micaela Cueva
Producer
Mayra Amaya, Melissa Bueno-Woerner, Daniel Tantalean
Cinematographer
César Martínez-Barba, Alonso Parra
Editor
César Martínez-Barba
Music
Kyle Rodriguez
Cast
Alejandra Pablos