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Expelled to Mexico, Univision Noticias
Thousands of migrants have been returned to Mexican cities under Title 42, a health policy implemented in March 2020 due to covid-19. After the sudden arrival of thousands in Ciudad Juárez, a shelter for trans migrant women opened its doors to all migrants who needed a place to take refuge.
Miles de migrantes han sido retornados a ciudades mexicanas bajo el Título 42, una política sanitaria implementada en marzo de 2020 por el covid-19. Tras la llegada súbita de miles de ellos a Ciudad Juárez, un albergue de mujeres trans migrantes le abrió la puerta a todos aquellos que necesitaban un lugar para refugiarse.
Role/Rol: Producer/Productora, Cinematographer/Cinematógrafa, Co-Editor/Co-Editora
Co-Editor/Co-Editora: Andrea Patiño Contreras
Co-Producer/Co-Productora: Patricia Clarembeaux
Swing State Voters Look to the Future, The New York Times
In the days after the election, Times reporters went to four swing state counties with some of the tightest vote margins to see how people were feeling. The answer? Still pretty divided.
Role: Co-Cinematographer
Arizona Turns Blue, Univision Noticias
On November 3, 2020, the United States saw Arizona, a Republican stronghold, turn blue in the presidential election for the first time in 24 years. The change was driven by a generation of young people who, spurred by Arizona's history of some of the most aggressive anti-immigrant policies in the country, have fought for the rights of the Latino community for a decade.
En la noche del 3 de noviembre de 2020, Estados Unidos vio a Arizona, un bastión republicano, teñirse de azul en las elecciones presidenciales. El cambio fue impulsado por una generación de jóvenes que desde hace una década, cuando Arizona implementaba algunas de las políticas antiinmigrantes más agresivas del país, lucha por los derechos de la comunidad Latina.
Role/Rol: Producer/Productora, Cinematographer/Cinematógrafa, Co-Editor/Co-Editora
Co-Editor/Co-Editora: Andrea Patiño Contreras
Animation/Animación: Mauricio Pons
A Father Takes on a Charter Network for His Transgender Daughter, Education Week
When a school’s policies clashed with the needs of the daughter he wanted to enroll, an Arizona dad fought to overturn them.
Role: Cinematographer
COVID-19 in Arizona: Life for an Undocumented Family, Univision Noticias
Although the COVID-19 test is difficult to obtain in the United States, the undocumented are the most vulnerable in this pandemic since 45% of them do not have medical insurance to access tests and adequate treatments for the treatment of the coronavirus. In English and Spanish.
Aunque la prueba del covid-19 es difícil de obtener en Estados Unidos, los indocumentados son los más vulnerables en esta pandemia ya que 45% de ellos no cuenta con seguro médico para acceder a pruebas y tratamientos adecuados para el tratamiento del coronavirus. En inglés e español.
Role/Rol: Producer/Productora, Cinematographer/Cinematógrafa, Editor/Editora
Undocumented immigrants on dialysis are on the fringes of the healthcare system. Victor and Felipe advocate for their health and access to life saving services. In English and Spanish.
Son indocumentados y necesitan un transplante: la lucha de los hispanos que quedan al margen del sistema de salud. En inglés y español.
Role/Rol: Producer/Productora, Cinematographer/Cinematógrafa, Editor/Editora
Meet Adonis Watt, the blind high school running back who's scoring touchdowns. Watt lost his vision at five years old-on the same day he signed up to play youth football. Now he's hooping with the help of music and scoring TDs for his team.
Role: Cinematographer and Editor
In 2019, nine US states passed laws effectively banning abortion in the earliest stages of pregnancy, before many women even know they're pregnant. Fault Lines travelled to Alabama and Georgia, two states that passed the most extreme bans, to meet bill architects and lawmakers, clinics and patients on the front lines, and reproductive justice advocates fighting the bans in court.
Role: Cinematographer
Indigenous women in the United States experience some of the highest rates of violence and murder in the country, according to federal data. Tribes and advocates attribute this to a confluence of factors - institutional racism, a lack of resources for tribes, and complicated jurisdictions that undermine tribal sovereignty.
Role: Cinematographer
Yeni González is one of the mothers who suddenly found herself thousands of miles away from her children this spring, after President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy went into effect. This TIME Red Border Film documentary shows how grassroots activists banded together to transport González from a detention center in Eloy, Ariz., to New York City, where her children were placed at a social service agency after the undocumented family crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and was apprehended by the Border Patrol in May.
“Welcome to America” was named a Vimeo Staff Pick and awarded both the People’s Choice and Judge’s Award in the Webby Awards: News and Politics Category in 2019.
Role: Co-Cinematographer, Co-Producer
A potentially deadly illness known as Valley Fever is hitting California farm workers hard in the Central Valley. The fungus is known as cocci and it grows in soil typically found in dry areas, areas that are have been made even drier due to ongoing drought conditions.
Role: Editor
Superminority is a documentary series directed by Hilary Linder following women running for office in North Carolina in 2018. This is the intro for each episode.
Role: Editor
Fleeing extreme poverty in Guatemala, Obispo migrated illegally to the US without speaking English or Spanish. He only spoke Mam, a Mayan language. After learning how to read and write in Spanish, he fell in love with poetry, which has become his way to regain a sense of freedom.
Norma Alicia Pérez survived the northern California fire with her two children. Just before Christmas she was finally able to visit their home and see the damage first hand. She plans to move to another city and start over
This documentary examines the repercussions of one of the largest workplace immigration raids in the U.S., and the long term effects on Postville, Iowa, where the raid took place.
Chiquita, the main exporter of bananas from Honduras to the United States, faces accusations of labor exploitation. Their employees complain about low salaries and risky work conditions.
This film was produced as part of, and made possible by, an IWMF Adelante Fellowship.
A number of Republicans are urging their conservative family members and friends to cross party lines to keep Moore out of office. That’s unusual in Alabama. The state hasn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1992.
A month after the Orlando massacre, three friends who survived the attack begin the road to recovery. In English and Spanish with English subtitles.
Karyna, a fearless leader of Trans Queer Pueblo in Phoenix, Arizona, has faced many obstacles to become the woman she is today.
Karyna, una líder sin miedo de Trans Queer Pueblo en Phoenix, Arizona, ha superado tantos obstáculos para convertirse en la mujer que es ella hoy.
Dora, a strong leader of Trans Queer Pueblo in Phoenix, Arizona, fights for the rights of everyone, and particularly for LGBT migrant people of color, since the time her daughter came out as queer.
Dora, una líder fuerte de Trans Queer Pueblo en Phoenix, Arizona, lucha por los derechos de todo, especialmente los LGBT migrantes de color después de su hija salió del closet.
Latino therapists are using EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) therapy to treat patients dealing with trauma stemming from migration. Many of the patients are undocumented or are in the process of applying for visas such as the U (for victims of mental, physical, or sexual abuse) or the T (victims of trafficking).
Created for Univision Noticias Digital. In Spanish with English Subtitles.
Ana's Restaurant, a small establishment standing on the the picturesque Star Beach in Boca del Drago, Panama, represents a woman’s determination to provide for her family as time and seas change. See the full interactive documentary at undercurrent360.com.
When Norma Torres' mother crossed the border without documents, she never imagined that 16 years later her daughter would be graduating from one of the most prestigious universities in the world: Harvard.
Puerto Rico is facing a growing Zika epidemic. Doctors and health professionals are attempting to combat it on every level, and especially through educating the public with an emphasis on pregnant women. Unlike other mosquito-borne viruses, Zika can also be transmitted sexually, so many health professionals are focusing on passing out condoms and condom education. And, because Zika has proven to cause severe birth defects in infants, there has been more conversation about family planning methods as well.