Title: Del otro lado del camino (dance film)

Director: Marcella Torres Sánchez
Director of Photography: Brandon Mosquera
Editors: Brandon Mosquera and Marcella Torres Sánchez
Performers: Karla Espejo Rodarte, Rafael Ortega and Mabel Lara.
Music: Zane Alexander S.B.
Costume Design: Marcella Torres Sánchez
Producer: DISCO RIOT for “Move American Campaign 2024”

Guest Artist Bio: Marcella Torres-Sánchez is a Mexican American transfronteriza movement artist, choreographer, educator, and arts administrator whose work explores cultural duality, migration, belonging, and social justice through embodied storytelling. Originally from Tijuana, México, and San Diego, California, her artistic practice bridges dance, education, and community engagement, creating spaces for dialogue, healing, resistance, and reclamation. She holds an MFA in Dance: Creative Practice from Saint Mary’s College of California and dual bachelor’s degrees in Dance and Education Sciences from the University of California, San Diego. Her work centers the lived experiences of marginalized communities and explores how movement can serve as a powerful tool for connection, collective memory, and social change.

About the work: “De este lado del camino” is a dance film that explores the human experience of undocumented families in the United States. The film delves deep into the emotional and physical challenges and struggles undocumented immigrant families face, and also showcases their strength, resilience and determination navigating complex and hostile environments. The film invites viewers to empathize with their journey, fostering an understanding of diverse experiences with this community.