Shelter: Human Stories from Central America

2,088 views · Published 28 September 2018 · 13:46 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: UNICEF USA · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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For his latest documentary short, "Shelter," filmmaker Matthew K. Firpo traveled to meet some of the men, women and children staying in shelters in Chiapas, Mexico. It's estimated that up to 500,000 people cross the Guatemala — Mexico border every year, heading North in search of a better life. 

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