{"id":402,"date":"2021-09-02T15:16:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T15:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-environmental-film-festival\/?page_id=402"},"modified":"2021-09-02T15:17:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T15:17:56","slug":"imeff-2021-official-selection-defend-the-asylum-by-andres-gonzalez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/imeff-2021-official-selection-defend-the-asylum-by-andres-gonzalez\/","title":{"rendered":"Defend The Asylum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Defend-asylum-poster-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-403\" width=\"426\" height=\"631\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directed by Andr\u00e9s Gonz\u00e1lez<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Country of Origin &#8211; Mexico<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Runtime- 4:33<a href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/ff-storage-p01\/press_kits\/posters\/001\/776\/023\/original\/08172fe130-poster.jpg?1616535241\"><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This short documentary is a quick look into the struggles that someone from Latin America faces when trying to better their lives by going to the United States. Already a difficult process, it has become even more complicated with the Coronavirus in play.Director Biography &#8211;&nbsp;Andr\u00e9s Gonz\u00e1lez<a href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/ff-storage-p01\/press_kits\/headshots\/001\/776\/023\/original\/bcd1f573ac-headshot.jpg?1616809286\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director Biography &#8211;&nbsp;Andr\u00e9s Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Defend-the-asylum-headshot-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-404\" width=\"166\" height=\"248\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He is a participant in the Northwest Documentary Film Laboratory of the University of Tijuana. He is currently finishing his Bachelor\u2019s in Film and Audiovisual Production at the university and continues his training through courses and workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his student career, he has done camera assistance, lighting, and grip. Photography is also one of his hobbies. He has also directed fiction short films with his companions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His first documentary, Defend the Asylum (2021), as part of the Laboratory, was an official selection of the San Diego Latino Film Festival, and winner of the Migrant Voices Film Challenge in the Emerging Talent category. 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