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El Coyote
12017-02-27T04:03:42-08:00Laura Cechanowiczd3ad765e71e0e946eed450145482fb1a6196dad2156541"El Coyote" is a Film based on true a story of a human smuggler also know as a coyote. He describes his process and the mechanics of slipping between the Mexico and U.S. border. He shares the brief moments he’s has with the people he’s trying to cross over seeking for a better life. Director Javier Barboza interviewed a human smuggler, also known as “Coyotes”. The coyote agreed on the interview if he concealed his identity, by using the media of animation and casting actor Jose Callela as the voice over for the narration, from the original testimony. El Coyote code name G-lok smuggled undocumented immigrants from various regions of Latin America between Tijuana, Mexico and San Ysidro to the United States. Within five years, G-lok had crossed over six hundred people.The original interview was done in 2010. Directed By Javier Barboza javbarboza.wix.com/javierbarboza Music by Conjunto XI conjuntoxi.com Sound Design by Kari Rae Seekins kariraeseekins.com/Home.html
2016-The Chicano International Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA 2016- Highland park Independent Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA 2016-Wagner College International Film Festival, New York , NY 2016-Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, Santa Fe, NM 2016-Hot Spring Documentary Film Festival, Hot Spring, AR 2016-- DC short film festival, Washington DC 2016- Big River Film festival , Savannah Georgia 2016- Adobe First Frame USC, Los Angeles, CA 2015- The Atlantic, Editor Video pick , Online streaming, New York , NY 2015-Vimeo Staff Pick, online streaming, New York , NY 2015- Pocho Video Cultura, online Streaming, Los Angeles, CA 2015- San Francisco Documentary Film Festival, San Francisco, CA 2015 - 42nd Annie Awards Nomination Best Student Film 2015- 30th Imagen Awards Nomination Best Student Film 2015- San Francisco Documentary Festival 2015- New Port Beach Film Festival 2015-12th Kecskemet Animation Film Festival - Hungary 2012- Princess Grace Award Film Grant-U.S.A.plain2017-02-27T04:03:43-08:00Vimeo2015-02-06T02:27:59video85998522Javier BarbozaLaura Cechanowiczd3ad765e71e0e946eed450145482fb1a6196dad2