In a Foreign and Unknown Land
A family who has recently moved from Mexico to Utah following a job opportunity struggles to adapt to their new circumstances. At the end of the day, they come together to share a burnt meal, but each is lost in their own reflections on the difficult day they've had. After a tense silence and display of emotions, Carolina suggests that instead of eating the burnt dinner, they all go out for pizza. The family ultimately realizes that vulnerability will allow them to shoulder their burdens together instead of alone.
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In 2010 my family and I moved to Utah for two years to learn English. On an October 23rd it was my first birthday in the foreign and unknown land of Utah. I remember getting out of the car with my family to pick up my chosen birthday dinner: pizza. I vividly remember two thoughts I had in that exact moment when I exited the car and saw the snow on the Wasatch mountains. Number one: I don't have a single friend. I don't have anyone at school who I can connect with. Which is common for immigrants. Number two: I don't care that I don't have friends. I don't care because I have my family, who doesn't pressure me, who listens to me, who loves me; which not everyone is lucky to have. Outside my home, I was voiceless. Fast forward 12 years and I am right here, ready to tell that story asking myself the question: What if I had cared that I didn't have any friends? What if my family was going through those same problems? That is what brought this film to life.

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