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2023 | 84 min. Director: Stéphanie Barbey, Luc Peter
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LIGHTDOX
Chemin de Chenalettaz 89
1807 Blonay Phone +41 78 6370444 https://lightdox.com

Project / Host

German Documentaries

Categories

Documentary

Dreamers

Synopsis

Carlos was a child when he arrived from Mexico with his parents and brothers, immigrating to Chicago in 1993. 30 years later, Carlos has yet to return to the country from which he comes. He cannot leave the United States – or even Illinois – with the certainty that he would be allowed to return. Every time he leaves his home, he fears an encounter with the police, who could deport him. Carlos is one of the 2 million “Dreamers”, illegal immigrants who lived a normal American childhood before being deprived of all their rights when they turned 18. “Even though I see myself as an American, and see America as my home, I can be deported at any time. My country doesn’t see me as one of its citizens.” Carlos’ almost whispered voice-over is sober and discreet. Director duo Luc Peter and Stéphanie Barbey film Carlos in his cautiously restrained daily life, the black and white picture underscoring his existence in the shadows, accompanied by the ever-present, intimate but never invasive camera, giving substance to his ambiguous existence. [54 VdR,Madeline Robert]

Cast & Crew

Festivals/awards

2023
54 Visions du Réel
2024
59 Solothurner Filmtage
26 TiDF Thessaloniki

World Sales

LIGHTDOX
Chemin de Chenalettaz 89
1807 Blonay Phone +41 78 6370444 https://lightdox.com

Cast & Crew

Stéphanie Barbey, Luc Peter
 Nikolai von Graevenitz
 Florent Mangeot
 Masaki Hatsui
 Louis Jucker

Categories

Documentary
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