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THE ANIMATED SHORTS PROGRAM INCLUDES CANICAS, CHILLY AND MILLY, THE GIRL BEHIND THE MIRROR, IT WAS RAINING, IT RAINS, REPARATIONS, SOMETHING IN THE GARDEN, TAMGÚ, UNINHABITED, WE ARE HERE AND THE WEIGHT OF IT

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West Coast Premiere

We Are Here

Directed by Doménica Castro, Constanza Castro

United States | 9 minutes | 2021


What is it like to walk this land in the shoes of an immigrant under 30? Reflections of young adults who immigrated to the United States as children remind us that beyond citizenship, there is a human.

"We Are Here" is an audio-visual portrait of what it's like to walk this land in the shoes of an immigrant under 30. It's a moment of reflection that reminds us of the people who immigrated to this country as children. Accompanied by animation and music, the fragments of their stories highlight their presence.
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Sisters Doménica and Constanza Castro are filmmakers from Mexico City and founders of 271 Films, a creative production company based in Los Angeles.

Collectively, their work has garnered over 2 billion views and they've produced numerous award-winning films and commercial content that has been featured on The New Yorker Screening Room, Nylon, Vice, HBO, BET Networks, MTV and Adweek, as well as prestigious film festivals including AFI Fest, Tribeca, Palm Springs, and Austin Film Festival.

They teamed up with Lena Waithe's Hillman Grad Productions and Indeed to produce ten films helmed by ten BIPOC directors. The first season premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, and they are currently producing the second season.

Type of Film Short
Country of Origin United States
Year Film Was Completed 2021
Runtime 9 minutes
Social media Handles @WeAreHereMovie
Director Doménica Castro, Constanza Castro
Written by Doménica Castro, Constanza Castro, Salvador Pérez García
Edited by Salvador Pérez García
Music by Jesi Nelson
Main Cast Dulce Valencia, Deron Ingraham, Anonymous, Valeria Marchesi

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