Mass migration of people in search of better lives is one of the defining issues of our time. Whether fleeing war, gang violence, natural disasters, poverty, millions of people are on the move within countries, across borders, and across seas.
The numbers are so big and the headlines so mind-numbing that sometimes we lose sight of—and, hence, empathy for—the individual people who, for the most part, are simply seeking the kind of peace and opportunity that the rest of us take for granted.
Filmmaker (and Tällberg Foundation colleague) Joseph Mathew-Varghese set out to remedy this when he made “The Long Walk of Carlos Guerrero”. This full-length film is based on the real story of a migrant who left the safety of life in the United States and then struggled to return. You are invited to join us for a viewing (at your convenience during the next month) and a live, on-line conversation with Joseph and several migration experts.
Please secure your free ticket by November 4 to watch the film on-demand by clicking here and
Joseph Mathew, Filmmaker
The Filmmaker Joseph Mathew-Varghese was born and brought up in Kerala, India. After he immigrated to the U.S. in 1994, he eschewed a career in Finance to pursue a lifelong covert dream of becoming a photographer and filmmaker. After a brief stint as a photojournalist, he ventured into long-form story-telling. He completed his first feature documentary, “The Last Season: The Life and Demolition of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium” in 2003. His second documentary, “Crossing Arizona”, examines immigration through the lives and actions of the people living along the Arizona–Sonora border. It premiered at the Sundance Film and was awarded the One Future Prize at the Munich Film Festival. In 2009, he completed his first narrative film, “Bombay Summer”.Set within the youth culture of contemporary India, it subtly reveal show rapid modernization is affecting a fiercely traditional society. Besides “The Long Walk of Carlos Guerrero”, Joseph is working on a feature documentary “A Border Crossed Land”, the story of a Native American community that got separated by the creation and militarization of the US-Mexico border.
