Films by Laura Espinel

2022, 85 min
by Brenda Akele Jorde

THE HOMES WE CARRY portraits a family torn apart by the turmoil of world history between Germany, Mozambique and South Africa. At the center is the Afro-German mother Sarah. She wants her little daughter to have the relationships she lacked as a child. Therefore she travels with her to Africa, where her own father and the child's father are waiting for her. Meanwhile, Sarah's father Eulidio remembers the almost forgotten history of the Mozambican contract workers in East Germany. [Film Five GmH]

Germany 2018, 58 min
by Lars Ostmann

They were born and raised on a small island amidst a vast natural landscape – four sisters who now live in big cities. Their parents have left Germany to raise their children far from consumerism and external control. On their visit back to the island, the sisters bring along some of the pace and concerns of our world today.

2018, 24 min
by Manuel Inacker

To get to the United States, a lot of migrants from Central America jump on a freight train known as La Bestia, or “The Beast.” This well-balanced student film was made entirely at the migrants’ stopover Casa del Migrante, in the Mexican town of Huehuetoca. Casa del Migrante provides a temporary safe haven for the migrants to rest on their journey. A slogan on the wall reads “No wall can hold back dreams,” and there’s also a priest to offer comfort and encouragement. When the time comes for the