Abrazos (2014)

• 88%
• 2014
• Documentary
• Drama
• Luis Argueta

In the summer of 2013, 14 US Citizen Children, sons and daughters of unauthorized immigrant, travel from Minnesota to Guatemala to meet their grandparents -and in some cases, their siblings- for the first time. ABRAZOS reflects the hopes, dreams and fears, of these transnational-families who, after being separated for nearly two decades, are able to embrace each other, share stories, strengthen traditions and begin to reconstruct their cultural identity. There are 4.5 million other U.S. citizen children who, like them, have at least one undocumented parent and are part of mixed-status families. Even though they are entitled to the same rights and freedoms as all Americans, many of these children are growing up with the constant fear of separation from their parents. In addition, never having met their grandparents or other family members, they don't have a clear sense of who they are and their heritage. All of these things negatively impact their welfare and that of society. ABRAZOS is a film that reflects the hopes, dreams and fears, of these transnational-families who, after being separated for nearly two decades, are able to embrace each other, share stories, strengthen traditions and begin to reconstruct their cultural identity.