Home Is Somewhere Else Explained

Home Is Somewhere Else
Director:Carlos Hagerman
Jorge Villalobos
Producer:Carlos Hagerman
Guillermo Rendón
Jorge Villalobos
Starring:Jasmine
Evelyn & Elizabeth
José Eduardo Aguilar "El Deportee"
Editing:Inger Díaz Barriga
Alejandra Ruvalcaba
Martha Uc
Music:Javier Álvarez
Studio:Brinca Animation Studio
Shine Global
Distributor:Artegios distribución
Runtime:87 minutes
Country:Mexico
United States
Language:Spanish
English

Home Is Somewhere Else is a 2022 Mexican-American adult animated documentary film written and directed by Carlos Hagerman & Jorge Villalobos (in his directorial debut). It tells three stories of migrant families who share their fears, hopes, and emotions about what it means to live undocumented in the United States.[1]

Synopsis

It tells 3 independent stories about undocumented immigrants in the United States. The first story is about Jasmine, who lives in fear that her parents will be deported; the second is about the sisters Evelyn (US citizen) and Elizabeth (undocumented immigrant) who live apart due to their different immigration statuses; and the last one tells the story of José Eduardo Aguilar "El Deportee" who was deported to Mexico at the age of 23 and since then became an activist and defender of the Mexican deportees.[2]

Release

Home Is Somewhere Else had its international premiere on June 15, 2022, at the 41st Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[3] It had its premiere in Mexican territory on June 17, 2022, at the 37th Guadalajara International Film Festival.[4] Then, it premiered on September 26, 2022, at the AFI Latin American Film Festival[5] and 4 days later at the GuadaLAjara Film Festival, Los Angeles.[6] [7] It was commercially released on May 4, 2023 in Mexican theaters.[8]

Reception

Critical reception

Carlos Aguilar from Cartoon Brew wrote: "Hagerman and Villalobos succeed at portraying each person beyond their status, or lack thereof. The film finds moments of joy to highlight and endearing passages of everyday victories that enrich our perception of its characters. These are not extraordinarily talented individuals or those who have survived the most harrowing experiences, but average people who, as much as anybody else, deserve peace of mind and opportunities to live freely."[9] Alejandro Alemán from El Universal wrote: "What makes this documentary new is its way of narrating, with animations in three different styles, the first story stands out... The result is absolutely beautiful, not only because of the inevitable emotion of each story but also because of the animations. and the empathy that this beautiful documentary spreads."[10]

Accolades

YearAward / FestivalCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2022Annecy International Animated Film FestivalContrechamp AwardCarlos Hagerman & Jorge Villalobos[11]
Guadalajara International Film FestivalBest International Animated Film[12]
DocsDF, International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City"Made in Mexico" Award[13]
Havana Film FestivalAnimation Jury Special Award[14]
Morelia International Film FestivalBest Documentary Feature Film[15]
International Documentary Film Festival AmsterdamBest Youth Film +14[16]
Zanate Mexican Documentary Film FestivalGrand Prix Zanate - Honorable Mention
Montclair Film FestivalNew Jersey Films Competition[17]
2023San Diego Latino Film FestivalDocumentary Audience AwardCarlos Hagerman, Jorge Villalobos & Mariana Marín[18]
Cleveland International Film FestivalGreg Gund Memorial Standing Up AwardCarlos Hagerman & Jorge Villalobos[19]
Ariel AwardsBest Documentary Feature[20]
Best Animated Feature Film
2024Platino AwardsBest Animated Film[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Una entrevista sobre Home is Somewhere Else – Butaca Ancha . 2023-04-12 . en-US.
  2. Web site: IMCINE . 'Home is Somewhere Else' de Carlos Hagerman y Jorge Villalobos: tres animaciones sobre migrantes . 2023-04-12 . imcine.gob.mx . en.
  3. Web site: LatAm cinema » Annecy: La animación latinoamericana muestra su lado más experimental . 2023-04-12.
  4. Web site: 2022-06-13 . 'Home Is Somewhere Else' de Carlos Hagerman y Jorge Villalobos, será parte del Festival ANNECY y del FICG este 2022 . 2023-04-12 . UNplugged News . es.
  5. Web site: 2022 AFI LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL SET TO OPEN WITH SANTIAGO MITRE'S ARGENTINA, 1985 . 2023-04-12 . American Film Institute . en.
  6. Web site: Guadalajara . Universidad de . 2022-09-09 . GuadaLAjara Film Festival anuncia su programación oficial . 2023-04-12 . Gaceta UDG . es.
  7. Web site: GuadaLAjara Film Festival 12th Edition . 2023-04-12 . glaff12.eventive.org.
  8. Web site: Radix . Home is Somewhere Else confirma su fecha de estreno en México . 2023-04-12 . Radix . es.
  9. Web site: Aguilar . Carlos . 2022-06-23 . Reviews: 'Home Is Somewhere Else,' 'Quantum Cowboys' . 2023-04-12 . Cartoon Brew . en-US.
  10. Web site: El reporte de Cabos 2022 . 2023-04-12 . El Universal . es.
  11. Web site: Twenty feature films to compete in Annecy, the world's animation capital . Lemercier . Fabien . 2022-05-03 . 2024-01-18 . Cineuropa.
  12. Web site: Concluye Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara en su edición 37 Universidad de Guadalajara . 2023-04-12 . www.udg.mx . 2023-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230415181003/https://www.udg.mx/es/noticia/concluye-festival-internacional-de-cine-en-guadalajara-en-su-edicion-37 . dead .
  13. Web site: Flores . Daniel . 2023-04-05 . Proximo estreno de "HOME IS SOMEWHERE ELSE" (MI CASA ESTÁ EN OTRA PARTE) - CIONoticias . 2023-04-12 . es.
  14. Web site: Noticias: Festival de La Habana 2022: "Argentina, 1985" ganó cuatro premios - Otros Cines . 2023-04-12 . www.otroscines.com.
  15. Web site: Gallegos . Ricardo . 2022-10-29 . Las películas ganadoras de FICM 2022 - "El norte sobre el vacío" gana Mejor Película, Mejor Guion y Mejor Actor . 2023-04-12 . La Estatuilla . en.
  16. Web site: 'Home is Somewhere Else', documental de animación de @carloshagerman y Jorge Villalobos, ganó el Best Youth Film +14 del International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam . 2023-04-12 . Twitter . es.
  17. Web site: Prusakowski . Steven . 2022-10-31 . Montclair Film Festival Announces 2022 Award Winners . 2023-04-12 . Awards Radar . en-US.
  18. Web site: Feature Films Confirmed to Participate in the 30th Edition of the San Diego Latino Film Festival – SD Latino Film Festival . 2023-04-12 . en-US . 2023-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230415173956/https://sdlatinofilm.com/feature-films-confirmed-to-participate-in-the-30th-edition-of-the-san-diego-latino-film-festival/ . dead .
  19. Web site: CIFF47 Award Winners . 2023-04-12 . CIFF . en.
  20. Web site: Ariel 2023: estos son los nominados a lo mejor del cine mexicano . 2023-07-19 . infobae . 20 June 2023 . es-ES.
  21. https://variety.com/2024/film/global/society-of-the-snow-20000-species-of-bees-sweep-platino-awards-1235977558/ Spain’s ‘Society of the Snow,’ ‘20,000 Species of Bees’ Sweep the Platino Awards

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