About this Event
Freeing Juanita
Directed by Sebastian Lasaosa Rogers
Documentary Feature
Guatemala, Mexico, United States | 74 min | 2024
Juanita has been unjustly detained in Reynosa, Mexico for over seven years, accused of a crime she didn’t commit and forced to confess in a language she didn’t understand. This intimate portrait follows Ana and Pedro, Juanita’s aunt and uncle, on their thousand-mile journey from the highlands of Guatemala.
With the help of their Maya Chuj community and a network of Maya interpreters, they fight for Juanita’s freedom and demand justice from the Mexican authorities, a cause that became internationally recognized for its defense of migrants’ rights and language justice.
Where
When
March 29th, 2026 @ 12:00pm CST