The Mexican government knows, but does nothing to stop it.
These are the Invisibles. "
These are the stories of migrants who travel on foot from southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Are traveling north through Mexico, risking their lives to help their families.
Their stories are told in "The Invisibles", which premiered on the campus of the University of Arizona on 15 August.
With breathtaking cinematography, and powerful stories, this is the reality of death walk. The filmmakers run the four short films in perfect style, weaving stories of struggle and tragedy, while revealing the face of humanity.
An account of 17 years old, his family being robbed. Then she was raped. More than half of migrant women are raped. A man in a hospital bed talking about being thrown from a train. Along the train route, the hijackers hiding waiting to kidnap migrants.
Why? As a young mother put it: There are no jobs at home and everything is expensive. When your kids school supplies and she could not afford, took the decision to travel on foot from Central America, risking everything for a job in the U.S..
The filmmaker Marc Silver answers questions about the film after the screening. Plata described his early interest in the efforts of resistance, which led to the profound truth of the deaths of migrants in the Sonora desert in Arizona. Amnesty International learned of the project and now is sponsoring the effort to achieve education.
When asked if the immigrants were reluctant to tell their story, Silver said they were happy to have the opportunity to tell their stories, share the horror of the abuses he suffered in Mexico.
The four parts of "The Invisibles" is co-directed by Silver and actor Gael Garcia Bernal, star of "The Motorcycle Diaries." The four segments are part of a feature film already filmed, including the history of migrants die in the desert of Sonora.
Silver said he was pleased with the cooperation it has received in southern Arizona. "Nobody wants to see more people die in the desert."
When asked what could be done, Silver recommended to help humanitarian organizations based in Tucson to help, also of No More Deaths, Samaritans and those who put out water for migrants Humane Borders.
However, Silver said that what is needed is a systematic change, the change involving trade and economies.
The Spanish language four-part series, "The Invisibles", with English subtitles will be shown on television in Mexico to create an awareness of abuse and torture of current migrants in Mexico. The four-part series, is expected to be available on YouTube in the fall.
Silver said telling these stories has been training to migrants suffering from abuse. Also enables those who hear their stories, stories of resistance and courage.
Silver said he also is an act of kindness for those who try to make a difference in Mexico. These include volunteers in migrant shelters, which are also attacked the abuse of helping migrants.
Then there are also women of the village to throw bags of oranges or tortillas to migrants on the roofs of trains.
