The documentary follows four reporters as they risk their lives when pursuing their calling for truth and veracity. Mexican journalists shed light on the pain and fear that their fellow citizens endure to this date after two decades of the so-called war against drugs. By doing this they accept the risk of becoming targets of repression. They are investigators, chroniclers, and victims of the violence unleashed by the narcopolítica system: that dangerous point of fusion between organised crime corporations and local corrupt governments. This intimate portrait recalls with urgency that freedom of the press in Mexico cannot remain under siege.

State of Silence aims to amplify the importance of independent journalism and freedom of expression in Mexico. The film is a collective call on society to raise global awareness of the daily risks and death threats journalists confront to tell true local stories. The film’s campaign aims to reach international and local audiences to raise awareness, demand better security and work conditions for journalists, and call on the protection of those who guard our freedom of speech amidst the Mexican elections of June 2024.