Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary

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Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary
Directed by
Written by	Arturo Perez Torres
Produced by
Cinematography	Felipe Rodriguez
Edited by
Music by
Distributed by
Release date	2005 (2005)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English Spanish

Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary is an 2005 Canadian documentary film.

The film was funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and written and directed by .

It was released by the independent studio and distributed by the .

The filmmakers follow Nayo and Milton (whose surnames are not given), migrants from Chinandega, Nicaragua as they cross through Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States in their attempt to reach Canada. Along the way, other migrants are interviewed as they are detained by Mexican authorities. Catholic human rights workers in Chiapas also offer their perspectives, particularly on the abuse of migrants by gangs such as the Mara Salvatrucha.

It also features interviews with United States Border Patrol agents and Arizona Minuteman Project organizer Chris Simcox.

Awards[]

The film was screened at the Cinequest Film Festival, where it won the prize for best documentary, at Hot Docs. At the Oxnard Film Festival, it also received the audience award.

See also[]

• El Norte

External links[]

• Official web site.
• Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary at IMDb

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