The life story of a young man serving life in prison for murder, Sansón and Me is told through dramatic re-creations—featuring members of Sansón’s own family as actors—out of necessity of the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Guild has picked up U.S. rights to the documentary Sansón and Me, directed by Rodrigo Reyes (499), which won Best Film at Sheffield DocFest in June after world premiering in Tribeca.

The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with each state outpacing every independent democracy in its prisoners per capita. Amid increasing discussion about the prison system ...

Tribeca: Rodrigo Reyes' documentary explores, through recreating key moments, the life of a young man serving life in prison for murder. There’s an interesting desire to use the manner of filmmaking ...

The latest from “25 New Faces” alum Rodrigo Reyes, who we last spoke with for 2020’s Tribeca-selected 499, might also be his most personal and potentially fraught. The journey to Sansón and Me began a ...

Mexican Immigrant Tale ‘Sansón And Me’ Wins Best Film At Sheffield Doc/Fest U.S.-based Mexican director Rodrigo Reyes’s Sansón And Me has won Best Film at the UK’s Sheffield Doc/Fest (June 23-28). Set ...

Filmmaker captures immigrant's life in prison through family reenactments. Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes wants to document Sansón's story, an immigrant serving life in prison. Unable to film Sansón, the ...

The filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes examines immigration and incarceration through the story of a young undocumented man caught up in gang violence. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an ...