Arturo Gonzalez Villaseñor : 2014
All of Me
Every day since 1995, a group of women stand at the tracks near the Mexican town of La Patrona. Calling themselves "Las Patronas", they wait for 'La Bestia', a freight train full of illegal Latin American immigrants to pass by. These desperate people are on a perilous journey in pursuit of the dream of a better life in the USA. "Mother, we are hungry!" they cry at the patronas, who throw them water bottles and packages of food they cooked themselves. They never miss a single train. In the midst of a country at war, in a world where hope seems lost, Las Patronas rescue the core human value that is fading each day: love for the other. A brave and striking example of solidarity that contrasts with the violence of one of the cruelest journeys in the world for travellers without papers. This film by a young Mexican director shows the stories of these women, who although poor themselves, understand the suffering of others. Arturo Gonzalez Villaseñor's feature-length documentary premiered at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2014, and screened in competition at One World International Human Rights Film Festival 2015.
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