On The Line
Alex Gohari & Léo Mattei / France / 68' / 2020.
Synopsis

. Many amongst them have lived for decades on the US side of the border. They have worked, paid taxes, and started families. With Donald Trump's migration policy, Mexico is experiencing a massive wave of repatriation. Fathers and mothers who have lived in the United States for decades are being separated from their children. This border town has become an airlock between two worlds where many Mexicans endure the hardships of living life as a migrant. For many of them, the "Call Centres" of Tijuana represent the only salvation. On the phone 10 hours a day to American citizens, they help run the economy of the very country that has rejected them. South of the wall, racial exclusion is merciless and there is much to be done to make amends to those who are forced to leave America.

• Screenwriter Alex Gohari, Léo Mattei
• Cameraman Léo Mattei
• Editing Matthieu Besnard
• Producer Emmanuel François, Alice Mansion

Festivals and awards

The film won the Best Feature Documentary Award at Global Cinema Film Festival Boston, and was screened at NYC International Film Festival.


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