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202230 minPGdocumentary

First Time Home

202230 minPGdocumentary

Four cousins travel from California to southern Mexico to meet their relatives for the first time after learning their grandfather is gravely ill.

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Esmeralda Ventura,

Heriberto Ventura,

Esmirna Librado,

Noemi Librado Sanchez

Synopsis

Four cousins travel from California to southern Mexico to meet their relatives for the first time after learning their grandfather is gravely ill.

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Esmeralda Venturadirector

Heriberto Venturadirector

Esmirna Libradodirector

Noemi Librado Sanchezdirector

Synopsis

Four cousins from a Triqui immigrant community in California travel to their ancestral village in southern Mexico. They make the trip after learning their grandfather is gravely ill. This marks their first meeting with relatives they have never met before. Directed by Esmeralda Ventura, *First Time Home* runs for 30 minutes and reflects the connections between family and heritage.

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