MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY

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Film Details
Country:USA
Year:2020
Running Time:80
Language:English, Spanish
Director:Lisa Molomot, Jeff Bemiss
Executive Producer:Abigail Disney, Gini Reticker, Steven Engel, Heidi Reavis, Stephanie Angelides, Jenna Helwig
Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen
Producer:Lisa Molomot, Jeff Bemiss, Jacob Bricca
Editor:Jacob Bricca
Cinematographer:Lisa Molomot, Jeff Bemiss
Composer:Ted Reichman
Website:https://www.missinginbrookscounty.com/
DOC NYC
US Distributor:ITVS
Event Years:2020
Festival Section:Investigations
Film Genres:Family
Human Rights
International
Latinx/Latin American
Women Directors
War and Conflict
Closed Captioning
Related YouTube URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBA_GmOlBIQ&list=PLpA9CP7ojEQgV5B9PekyJ37gEb0sPiG9O&index=45

Description

Just 70 miles north of the Mexican-US border is a land haunted by ghosts. Brooks County, Texas is a barren landscape designed as a deterrent to illegal crossings, but people continue to attempt to cross, and many die trying. The municipality lacks the resources to properly deal with this sad reality, and the numbers keep rising. Multiple locals proffer contrasting opinions as two families search for their loved ones, and the toll of an unsustainable immigration policy is laid bare.

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Watch an exclusive pre-recorded Q&A with Director/Producer Lisa Molomot and Subjects Omar Roman-Gomez & Dr. Kate.