Synopsis:
A mixed media animated short that depicts the journey of Nadia and Lupe, two immigrants who risked their lives to cross the Arizona desert in search for a better life.
- Director:
- Brenda López Zepeda
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- Canada
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- Mixed media
- Production type:
- Student
- Animator:
- Ana Eskildsen
- Music composer:
- Adrian Gutierrez
- Sound designer:
- Nick Lavigne
- School:
- Concordia University
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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