El cañaveral / The Sugarcane
A film by Samuel Lopez
Canada/El Salvador, Human Rights/Social Issue Documentary, 2013
58 min, MiniDV/Super 8mm, Color/Black & White
Spanish, English with English subtitles
This film was screened as a part of the 2014 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF17)
Fearing for his life, Joaquín, a member of the HIV+ gay community and a Salvadorian political activist, sets in motion a desperate attempt to seek asylum in Canada. With a deportation order hanging over him, Joaquín is given a reprieve by a Federal Judge who orders a judicial review of his case. Six months later, Joaquín receives a letter in the mail summoning him to a meeting with an immigration officer at the Border Agency on Airport Road. They have a response for him and he must come in person. On the way to the meeting, Joaquín is not so sure he’ll get a positive answer. After receiving a Rainbow Grant in 2010 for the production of EL CAÑAVERAL, the film has gone on to screen at festivals internationally, including a stop at the San Diego Latin Film Festival earlier this year.
Regional Premiere
About the director
Credits
Producer: Jorge Manzano
Production Companies: Nepantla Films Inc.
Screenwriter: Jorge Manzano, Samuel Lopez
Cinematographer: Jorge Manzano
Editor: Frank Cassano
Sound Design: Glen Gummerson
Music: Edgardo Moreno
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