La Cocina de las Patronas

Day after day, for over 20 years, a group of women in Mexico, prepare and give meals to Central American migrants who travel atop La Bestia, a U.S.-bound freight train.
Genre : Documentary
La Cocina de las Patronas

Day after day, for over 20 years, a group of women in Mexico, prepare and give meals to Central American migrants who travel atop La Bestia, a U.S.-bound freight train. They call themselves Las Patronas and their mission goes beyond humanitarian assistance, symbolizing a resistance against a system that criminalizes migrants.

Directors : Javier García
Markets : Documentary
Year Released : 2016
Running Time : 66
Country : Mexico
Original Language : Spanish
Streaming Partner : Alexander Street Press

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Awards

ACAMPADOC, Best Documentary, Panama, 2017
IberRutas Award, Global Migration Film Festival, International Organization for Migration, Buenos Aires, 2018
Audience Award, Best Documentary, DocsPuebla, 2018

Screenings

Tenemos que Ver Film Festival, Uruguay, 2017
Docs Mx, Mexico City International Documentary Film Festival, 2017
Mexican Scope, Mexican Film Festival Berlin, 2018
Ecuador Ethnographic Film Festival, 2017
ZANATE, Mexican Documentary Film Festival, Colima, 2017
Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, New School, 2018
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Day after day, for over 20 years, a group of women in Mexico, prepare and give meals to Central American migrants who travel atop La Bestia, a U.S.-bound freight train. They call themselves Las Patronas and their mission goes beyond humanitarian assistance, symbolizing a resistance against a system that criminalizes migrants.

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