The Bridge is a short documentary following the story of Jesenia and Luis, a binational couple separated by immigration laws in the US, and Ruben, a wedding officer in El Paso, as they embark on a personal journey towards the El Paso – Ciudad Juarez International Bridge. Focusing on universal subjects such as love, family, […]
This short documentary follows the life of Santiago, a Honduran social worker whose family was devastated by criminal organisations, and how is drawing on his past to create a project providing youths with an alternative to gang life. Directed and filmed for the UNHCR for the Nansen Award.
A short film I shot in Mexico following Phil Martin on his search to find the best products and their stories for his tortilla factory, Blanco Nino, in Ireland. Watch the full film here
On the border with Barcelona, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat is one of the most densely populated cities in the EU and home to a large migrant community. Dedicated to protecting the most vulnerable members of this fringe society, a group of young volunteers set up Sindicat, a renters union that is working relentlessly to counteract the […]
The Trump administration is doing everything in its power to keep Mexican and Central American migrants from crossing into the United States. In December 2018 I went to Tijuana, Mexico, for Topic to direct a series of four short films asking migrant and asylum seeking children to imagine the life that may await them on the other […]
Almost a thousand people pass through Mexico daily on their way to the US. Some never make it – they are kidnapped, imprisoned or killed along the way. Each year, in a bid to find their lost loved ones, a group of women from Central America travels together across Mexico, raising their voices in protest, […]
Mitad y Mitad – Half and Half is the unexpected story of a young mother who commutes from Mexico to the US every day. Karla Nutter is one of thousands of people with dual citizenship who move between the two countries for work – a journey that members of their families are often banned from […]