Undocumented (2016 film)

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Undocumented
Directed by Chris Cashman
Written by
  • Chris Cashman
  • Michael Pancer
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChris Brown
Edited byRiley Wood
Music byJ. Lynn Duckett
Production
company
Release date
  • October 29, 2016 (2016-10-29)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Undocumented is a 2016 drama short film directed by Chris Cashman and written by Cashman and Michael Pancer. The film stars Victoria Truscott, Shane P. Allen, Cristyn Chandler and Jesse Keller.

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Plot

In 2020, a young woman's family of undocumented immigrants is deported under the reign of the President of the United States.

Cast

Production

Producer Enrique Morones says that Undocumented discusses the topic of deportations in the United States if Donald Trump were elected president. [1] The setting of the film takes place in 2020, [2] following three years of deportations [3] and its purpose was to influence the Latino vote for the 2016 United States presidential election. [4] The film was produced by Border Angels. [5] It was planned to be seven to ten minutes long. [4]

Release

The film was released on October 14, 2016. [1] After going live on YouTube, it received over 23,000 views in the first two weeks. [2] BorderAid Festival raised awareness for the film along with several documentaries including Living Undocumented . [6] The film screened in 2017 at the Chicago Latino Film Festival [7] and the Border Film Week at University of San Diego. [8] [9]

Reception

FestivalYearAwardRecipient(s)Result
San Diego Film Awards2017Best Screenplay: Narrative Short FilmChris Cashman, Michael PancerWon
Best Sound Design: Narrative Short FilmAustin CreekNominated
Best Direction: Narrative Short FilmChris CashmanNominated
Best Narrative Short FilmChris CashmanNominated
Spirit of San DiegoChris CashmanNominated
Best Editing: Narrative Short FilmRiley WoodNominated
Best Cinematography: Narrative Short FilmChris BrownNominated
Best Production Design: Narrative Short Film—Nominated
San Diego Film Week2017Best Drama Short Narrative FilmChris CashmanTie

References

  1. 1 2 Almada, Jorge Morales (2016-10-18). "Este cortometraje imagina un futuro atroz en 2020 si Trump fuera presidente". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  2. 1 2 Salcido, Ana Gomez (2016-11-11). "Film Depicts Deportations Under Trump Presidency". La Prensa San Diego. 45 (40): 2. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02.
  3. ↑ "Cortometraje muestra las deportaciones masivas que hará Donald Trump". Noticias Ya (in Spanish). 2016-10-18. Archived from the original on 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  4. 1 2 Durán, Laura (2016-09-12). "Filman cinta sobre el tema 'deportación de migrantes'". Noticias de Tijuana | EL IMPARCIAL (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Undocumented, a short film by Chris Cashman, Michael Pancer and Enrique Morones". Border Angels . 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  6. ↑ "BorderAid Resources". BorderAid. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  7. ↑ "Undocumented". Chicago Latino Film Festival . 2017-04-24. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  8. ↑ Lopez-Villafaña, Andrea (2017-02-08). "Festival de cine trata temas políticos". The Daily Aztec (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  9. ↑ "Campus Event - Border Film Week 2017 – USD News Center University of San Diego". University of San Diego . 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
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