Impact Days Catalogue
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By Carlos Hagerman Ruiz Galindo, Jorge Villalobos de la Torre, Carlos Hagerman and Jorge Villalobos De La Torre

Home is Somewhere Else

Mi casa está en otro lugar
IMPACT DAYS

Home is Somewhe Else is an award-winning independent animation that tells three endearing stories of young people who share similar fears, hopes and emotions around living the undocumented experience: Jasmine, an 11 year-old girl who goes to the White House to fight for her right to keep her family together; Sisters Evelyn and Elizabeth – a US citizen and an undocumented immigrant respectively – separated by their different migratory status; and José Eduardo Aguilar ‘El Deportee’, who after being deported from his home state of Utah to Mexico at age 23 has turned his Spanglish into a weapon of activism to defend his generation of deportees through his spoken word poetry.  Through the real voices of our young protagonists, the film is more profoundly able to speak about the complexities and challenges faced by undocumented youth and their families in today’s world.

Sections : Impact Days, Impact Days
Country : United States, Mexico
Original languages : Spanish, English
Directors
Carlos Hagerman Ruiz Galindo
Jorge Villalobos de la Torre
Carlos Hagerman (Mexico)
Jorge Villalobos De La Torre (Mexico)
Producers
Carlos Hagerman
Carlos Hagerman (Mexico)
Shine Global
Brinca Animation Studio
Completion
April 2022
Impact Statement
Home Is Somewhere Else is designed to foster empathy towards undocumented families and immigrant communities. It aims to spark dialogues about the challenges faced by undocumented youth and motivate audiences to seek policy changes. The film particularly focuses on youth, recognizing their role as key influencers. It aims to make issues that seem distant more relatable, often mirroring stories found in their own classrooms. Screened internationally in high schools across countries like Mexico, the USA, Canada, France, and Turkey, it's now part of the "Between Dos Mundos" Tour in the USA. This tour includes university screenings and a Master Class on Empathy and Storytelling by the directors, enhancing its impact.
Our aim is to change the narrative about the lives and experiences of undocumented youth and their families to make societies more empathic to immigrants living in their countries, especially among youth.
Impact Goals
  1. CREATE empathy and solidarity towards undocumented youth and their families, especially among young people.
  2. SUPPORT our protagonists' quest for reuniting with their families.
  3. ENCOURAGE audiences to support the work of Undocumented Youth Organizations through donations, volunteering or being informed of their activities and taking part of them.
  4. EMPOWER audiences to demand a stop for families' separations and deportations globally.
  5. GENERATE discussions among legislators about the urgent need for a Migration Reform based on a Human Rights approach that finishes family separation.
Impact Strategy
  • Identify financial partners and apply for funding for a binational impact campaign.
  • To set up an educational campaign in schools in Mexico and the US (with the possibility of expanding geographically) to create empathy and solidarity among young people towards immigrant youth and families.
  • Organize community and grassroots screenings, with the participation of the protagonists of the film.
  • Host screenings to generate discussions among legislators about the urgent need for a Migration Reform based on a Human Rights approach that finishes family separation.
  • Partner with young undocumented activists and NGOs to screen the film with other communities fighting for the same cause.
Contact
Primary contacts
Mariana Marín Romero (Mexico): brincataller@gmail.com
Jorge Villalobos De La Torre (Mexico): onder69@gmail.com
Carlos Hagerman (Mexico): carloshag@gmail.com
Participants present at the Impact Days
Jorge Villalobos De La Torre (Mexico)
Mariana Marín Romero (Mexico)
Carlos Hagerman (Mexico)

Organisations
Tanesque Educational Center
Other Dreams In Action

Film Funders
Shine Global
Ford Foundation
IDA Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund

Consulting Firm
D&P Creative Strategies

VOD Film Aggregators
Sofa Digital

Organisations
Tanesque Educational Center
Other Dreams In Action

Film Funders
Shine Global
Ford Foundation
IDA Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund

Consulting Firm
D&P Creative Strategies

VOD Film Aggregators
Sofa Digital