Artists Registry

SEEN BUT NOT HEARD follows the lives of four Mexican women and their families whose undocumented husbands and partners lost their lives in the tragic events of 9/11. Shot in New York and Mexico, this program traces the personal, social and economic repercussions of this act of terrorism on their lives. From the search and grieving for their loved ones, to their illegal status and uncertain future, the program creates an intimate portrayal of human survival.

SEEN BUT NOT HEARD is a documentary that serves as a platform for the many-undocumented individuals who are members of one of the most unrecognized and illegitimate communities in the United States. It exposes their fears and challenges that are the result of the worsening economic climate, as well as the sociopolitical and national security issues that have arisen since the terrorist attacks.

This film has been exhibited world-wide on television in Europe, Australia, the United States (HBO Latino and PBS), Latin America (The History Channel Latinoamerica) and in the following festivals:
Finalist: Adolf Grimme Preis Award – Germany 2003
Montreal Film Festival – Canada 08/2000
Finalist: The New York Festivals – Social Issues – USA 01/2003
Cine Accion Film festival – San Francisco, USA 09/02
Sitges International Film festival – Barcelona, Spain 10/02
4ª Muestra Internacional Documental – Bogota, Colombia 11/02
The Amnesty International Film Festival – USA 2003
New Latino Filmmakers – NY 1/2003
Image-nation Film Festival; NY 2/2003
4ta Muestra Documentales de America Latina: Albacete, Spain 04
Pan African Film festival; Denver; CO – USA 2004
Other venues include El Museo del Barrio, The Kitchen, The Museum of Natural History and Anthology Film Archives in New York, The Latin American Cinema Series, in Nashville and the universities of North Carolina and Yale.