Friday, September 29
3:30 PM  -  5:00 PM
El Paso Museum of Art
13 min | Documentary Short Film
Director: Samuel Díaz Fernández
Screen Writer: Ái Vuong, Samuel Díaz Fernández
Producer: Ái Vuong
Language: English, Spanish
Year: 2023
Country: United States

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Synopsis

Nolvia Castillo immigrated to the United States from a small village in Chiriqui, Guatemala, where she remembers eating fresh fruits and vegetables. In her new home of Austin, Texas, Nolvia finds her independence by learning how to drive and deliver produce to her neighbors as part of a food distribution program by local nonprofits Go Austin/Vamos Austin and Urban Roots Farm. As filmmaker, Ai Vuong rides along with Nolvia, she also reflects on the significance of past meals with her parents. Together through food, they navigate the roads of their shared immigrant experience: that which we had and thus hold on to, and that of what we create for the future.