Velo Negro 

The documentary "Velo Negro" by Arjanne Laan is a film about young Mexican immigrants searching for the 'Promised Land', the USA.
'Velo Negro' is the story of three people who left their Mexican mountain villages to seek success in the United States. Franco is having a good time in New York. However, his wife Micaela cannot take root and dreams of returning to her homeland.
Antonio also realizes that his dream is not to be found in the promised land, but at home with his family. He goes back before even crossing the border.
'Velo Negro' shows that the desire to leave home to search for a better life is strong. The elderly stay behind. As their mountain village gets increasingly quiet, people are born to leave and return to die. Here the choice has become impossible. Neither staying, nor leaving can bring happiness.
The bus from this small Mexican village continues taking young people away.
Research, script, direction: Arjanne Laan
The immigrants: Antonio López Orosco, Micaela López Pineda, Franco Márquez
Camera and light: Anthony Dod Mantle, Bernd Wouthuysen
Sound: Jesus Sanchez, Ben Zijlstra
Editor: Jan Dop
Music: Patricio Wang
Production: Kaie Klaassen for Moving Image Production
Production & Release: 1994-1997
Awards:
1994 Script Award for ‘Creative Documentary’ ( European Media Project). 1996 'Prix Joris Ivens': at the festival Cinema du Reel in Paris.
1996: the ‘Ambiente-Incontri International Jury Award’ in Italy.
Festivals:: Dutch Film Festival; Cinema du Reel-Paris; International Documentary Festival Amsterdam; Ambiente-Incontri-Italy; La Moviola-Italy; Valladolid-Spain; Montreal-Canada; Document-Art-Berlin-Germany; Amascultura - Portugal; Beeld voor Beeld-Amsterdam; Freiburger Film Forum-Germany; Chicago Film Festival; Italian Filmfestival Triest, Immigrants Filmfestival Sweden, Bombay Int. Filmfestival.
Cinema & TV Release: The Netherlands; Denmark; Finland; Belgium; France; Mexico; USA; India; Italy
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