All of Me

Dir. Arturo González Villaseñor

2016

90 minutes

“Love is the only thing that grows when it is given away.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Synopsis

An intimate look at “Las Patronas,”a group of Mexican women who every day since 1995, cook food and throw it still warm to the migrants who travel atop the cargo train “The Beast,” on the way to the United States. A personal diary which traces the border between the life they were born into, and the life that they choose. A brave and surprising example of love and solidarity that contrasts with the violence of one of the cruelest and harshest routes for undocumented travelers.

All of Me has participated in more than 70 festivals and screenings around the world, including San Francisco International Film Festival, Edinburg International Film Festival, Ambulante Mexico, Ambulante Colombia, DocsDF.

Awards

"México Primero" at Los Cabos International Film Festival 2014.

“Audience Award” at Réncontres Cinematographique Viva México in París, France.

“Objectif de Bronze Best Human Rights Message” at Millennium Documentary Film Festival in Belgium.

“Best Documentary” and “Audience Award” at la Mostra de Cinema Llatinoamericà de Catalunya in Lleida, Spain.

“Best Documentary” and “Judge’s Award Honorable Mention” at Festival de Cine Pobre in Gibara, Cuba.

“Best Film” at CEMEDOC 2015.

“Judge’s Honorable Mention” at Festival de Libertés in Belgium.

“Honorable Mention” Festival de Cine de San Cristóbal de las Casas 2015.

"Best Documentary" Festival Internacional de Cine Álamos Mágico.

"Best of festival" Immigration Film Festival, Washington D.C.

"Best Contribution to Society Through the Art of Cinematography” Special Golden Goddess 2017 Francisco Piña  (PECIME)

The film has also been screened at the Graduate School of Theater, Film and Television at UCLS, the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at UC Berkeley, and in the graduate program of Governance and Human Rights at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in Spain.