Upon Entry
Diego, a Venezuelan urbanist, and Elena, a contemporary dancer from Barcelona, move to the United States with their approved visas to start a new life. Their intention is to boost their professional careers and start a family in 'the land of opportunities'. But upon entering New York airport's immigration area, they are taken to the secondary inspection room, where border officers will subject them to an unpleasant inspection process and a psychologically grueling interrogation.
During the following few hours, the fate of Elena, Diego and their dreams is placed under question as the official who interviews them reveals secrets they have not yet shared with each other or disclosed in the previous application process, endangering the whole process and their mutual trust.
In this well executed relationship drama written and directed by Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vasquez, the viewer gets an insight into the complexity of the immigration process, while being thoroughly engaged in the story from the beginning till the end.
Triin Tramberg
Alejandro Rojo has directed, written and edited feature length documentaries about cinema for television as well as numerous trailers, promos and campaigns. As a film journalist, he has covered international film festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Sundance and Berlin. He has worked for HBO Latin America Group, 100 Bares Producciones (Argentina), Telenet (Belgium), The Special Treats Productions (UK) and Netflix (USA).
Filmography
Upon Entry (2022, co-dir)
Juan Sebastián Vásquez initiated his career as a copy-producer for HBO Latin America Group. Since then, he has worked in the field of cinematography. He has participated in productions like: "Terrados" (2011), "Ahora No Puedo" (2011) and "Open 24h" (2011). As a director of photography he has participated in two feature films: "Callback" (2017) and "The Paramedic" (2020), a Netflix original film.
Filmography
Upon Entry (2022, co-dir)
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