Libre

^{2019, US, 12 mins}

For detained immigrants who can’t pay their bond, for-profit companies like Libre by Nexus offer a path to reunite with their families. But for many, the reality is much more complicated. Libre sheds light on one of many hidden costs of reunification for immigrant families.

^{Dir / Prod / Editor: Anna Barsan
Executive Producer: Charlotte Cook, Laura Poitras

Cinematography: Diana Diroy, Brian Redondo, Martyna Starosta}
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^{FESTIVALS:

Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT; 2019

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival; 2019

Chicago International Film Festival; 2019

Florida Film Festival, Maitland, FL; 2019

DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada; 2019

Festival Internacional Cine Migrante, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2019

Gangneung International Film Festival, Seoul, Korea; 2019

Festival of Tolerance, Zagreb, Croatia; 2019

aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival, Toronto, Canada; 2019

Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Australia; 2019

Houston Latino Film Festival, TX; 2019

Annapolis Fim Festival, MD; 2019
Camden International Film Festival, Camden, ME; 2018
LA Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA; 2018

Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF); 2018

Rooftop Films Summer Series, 2018

UnionDocs, Brooklyn, NY; 2018

NBC Meet the Press Film Festival, Washington DC; 2018

Wandering Reel Film Festival, 2018}

^{Winner: Social Impact Award}

ANNA BARSAN

LIBRE