When an immigrant taxi driver in upstate New York takes an undocumented couple to the Canadian border, they find themselves at odds in the shared pursuit of a better life.
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„Esperanza” is a dramatic short by Shruti Parekh
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„”Esperanza” is inspired by real surges of asylum-seekers crossing into Canada at an unmarked border between New York and Quebec after Trump’s election. I covered this story as a journalist in 2017 and was struck by this alternate border narrative—one in which migrants flee the U.S. instead of coming to it. Many making the journey are undocumented or at risk of losing their immigration status in the U.S., and many face dangerous futures in their home countries. Near the border, taxi drivers shuttle people to their destination, sometimes following U.S. border protocol at their passengers’ expense. Some of the drivers are immigrants themselves. Through the stories of Dev, Estrella, and Marisol, I explore the complex dynamics at play between those in pursuit of a better life and the systems they are up against.”
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