A BREAKTHROUGH DOCUMENTARY ON UNACCOMPANIED IMMIGRANT CHILDREN
WHICH WAY HOME
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
2009
"For many years now, children from Central American countries—including: Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras—have been migrating to the United States in search of a better life. This, for many, is the solution to the deep-rooted problem of poverty, abuse, or child neglect back in their native countries."
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 13, 2020
SYNOPSIS
The emotion, driven by both fear and joy, captured in Which Way Home is truly both, terrifying and inspirational. An anonymous individual, on IMDb, concluded a summary of how emotion is portrayed and contrasted throughout the film by writing: "These are stories of hope and courage, disappointment and sorrow. They are the children you never hear about; the invisible ones." The contrasts in emotions are what make the documentary so inspiring. The viewers don't expect to go through an emotional roller coaster where you laugh, and you cry, and you feel empathy and sympathy. When introduced to Olga, a nine-year-old girl in the film traveling with her friend to the U.S., we see her begin to cry when she is talking about what she imagines it being like when she's in the U.S. Olga mentions, "That i'm over there, happy with my sisters." In this moment, the viewers are able to fully immerse themselves in what Olga is feeling in that exact moment. We see the pain in her eyes, we hear the shakiness of her voice, but as viewers, we also see the hope and the joy that is intertwined in Olga's imagined moment. It's scenes such as this one, where Cammisa and her crew are able to demonstrate the inspiration behind her film which captures the children's raw and pure emotions for viewers all over the world.
