DeNadie cut my chest open. I now glued it back together with something they gave me at the hardware store, but the scar is still there and I very well know it will remain.”
– Eduardo Galeano, Writer
Synopsis
Award winning documentary at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, DeNADIE tells the story of Maria, a central american immigrant who is forced to leave her family in search for a better life. In her way to the United States, crossing
through Mexico she experiences a nightmare. Before saying goodbye to Maria, the filmmaker promises her to go look for her family in Honduras and deliver them a message.
Awards/ Important Festivals
- Audience Award / Sundance Film Festival
- Best Documentary / Mexican Academy Awards “Arieles”
- Best Documentary / Cine Las Americas, Austin Texas
- Jury Mention / Los Angeles Latino Film Festival
- Audience Award / Documenta Madrid, Spain
- Official Selection / IDFA, Amsterdam ‘05
- Official Selection / Toulouse International Latinamerican Film Festival
DeNADIE / Mexico / 2005 / 82 minutes