Documentary Short Dial Home won the Oscar qualifying Award at San Francisco International Film Festival
Dial Home is a short documentary film made by Cesar Martinez Barba that highlights the harsh realities and effects of deportation. In other words, it shares the story of deported call center agents who make phone calls across the US-Mexico border. This topical documentary film is the winner of the Jury Award for Best Documentary Short Film and also the Oscar-qualifying Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival. It has screened at a variety of film festivals including the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Double Exposure Film Festival, and Camden International Film Festival.
Synopsis: The feeling of being in limbo pervades the walls of a Tijuana call center because homesickness floods the telephone line as agents deported from the United States make calls across the US-Mexico border.
César Martínez Barba works as a director, cinematographer, producer and editor. His focus is non-fiction work that channels narrative and inventive approaches to filmmaking. He is drawn to stories about representation and the relationship between the United States and Mexico. Cesar’s editorial work has appeared at festivals such as HotDocs, Hamptons International Film Festival, and Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. His film ¡Chaporazzi! was broadcast on Season 2 of POV Shorts.
Watch Dial Home as directed by César Martínez Barba (Courtesy: The New Yorker)
Yadira Rodríguez Gonzáles is the producer on Dial Home and she has been working as an independent producer since 2006. Firstly, she has been a University Professor in diverse educational settings since 2008. Secondly, she is a 2012 recipient of the Baja California Cultural Development Program in the Cultural Heritage Promotion category for her first documentary film. In addition, she has collaborated with both marketing and commercial agencies, on television programs for the Travel Channel and Discovery, as well as diverse documentary productions in the Baja California region.
Oscar Cimota is the main character or protagonist of Dial Home. Similarly, he was deported without having the chance to grieve for his newborn son who passed away a day before he was deported. In addition, he hopes to give people a glimpse of what life is like after deportation with his social media platform (TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram) called Life After Deportation and wants to inspire deportees to not let their situations stop them from achieving greatness.
Watch Dial Home currently available online on The New Yorker website.
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