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, moderated by Andrew Selee, President of the Migration Policy Institute, and with Celina de Sola, co-founder of Glasswing, a community-based education and public health initiative in El Salvador, and May Bulman, journalist and investigations editor at Lighthouse Reports. 

 to be held on Tuesday, November 5 @ 11:00 AM EST / 5:00 PM CET.

The film is presented in Spanish & English with English subtitles.  Once the movie is playing, hover over the video player and click the three dots in the bottom right corner. Then select 'Captions' and choose your preferred language. This setting will apply for the duration of your viewing session.

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When Carlos Guerrero, an accomplished New York City chef, decided to return to Mexico to visit his ailing mother, he knew he was taking the ultimate risk as an undocumented immigrant. The film follows Carlos’ epic journey back home to New York when he and a young girl from El Salvador get stranded in the deserts of Southern Arizona.

When accomplished New York City Chef, Carlos Guerrero decides to return to Mexico to visit his ailing mother, he knows he is taking the ultimate risk as an undocumented immigrant. The film follows Carlos’ epic journey back from Mexico, when he and a young girl from El Salvador, get stranded in the deserts of Southern Arizona.