Children in No Man's Land

About the Project

Children In No-Man's Land is a documentary that will uncover the current plight of the 100,000 unaccompanied minors entering the United States. The film will give this timely political debate about the U.S.-Mexico border a human face by exploring the stories of Maria de Jesus (13) and her cousin Rene (12) as they attempt to cross the US/Mexico border alone to reunite with their mothers in the Midwest. Focusing on minors crossing through the Sonora Desert area in Nogales, Arizona, this film will explore every detail of these children's journey -- as well as the journeys of other children we meet on the way -- as we uncover in an intimate and personal way where they are coming from, what their journeys have been like and how they've gone about it, through to the arrival at their destination -- their new home, The United States of America.

The Fledgling Fund Impact

The Fledgling Fund joined Chicken & Egg Pictures to support the post-production phase of this project. We believe this will be an important vehicle to call attention to the plight of unaccompanied minors entering the United States as well as illuminate the larger political issue of the U.S.- Mexican border. We are pleased that filmmakers have already begun to think about the outreach strategy for this film.