Santa Fe, New Mexico, is an important laboratory in migration and politics. First an indigenous community, then a Spanish outpost, and finally a diverse American city, Santa Fe now receives immense numbers of migrants, attracted by good jobs in the building trades, people that speak Spanish, and local laws friendly to undocumented immigrants. Unfortunately, their children are not immune from discrimination, prejudice, and struggle. In 2009, Shine a Light began a long term project on migration and children, using the same pedagogical and artistic tools that have been so successful with street kids, working children, ex-child soldiers, and other marginalized groups. In May, 2009, the children from the Hopewell-Mann neighborhood created a video production group to create the fantasy-comedy "Entering another World," a profound meditation on the experience of living in and negotiating a world that isn't one's own.
For this project, Shine a Light has collaborated with the Triangle District Resource Center. It was funded by the Emily Sandall Foundation and the First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, CO).
We hope that this project will become a model for other groups working on education, social integration, and social justice for immigrant groups.
Here, you can see the trailer for the movie made by these 6-11 year old boys and girls.
Trailer: Entering Another World
Coming soon: The movie itself!
