Borders have defined Sansón’s life. There’s the physical and psychological border between Mexico and the US. And now, looking at a life behind bars, there’s the one that separates him from his loved ones. Since it is forbidden to film inside the jail, Reyes recreates Sansón’s life – with the help of his family – through letters and by casting an untrained actor to play his friend. The resulting film is a reflection on migration, the notion of family, what it means to see one’s life on film, and the harshness and injustice of the US prison system.

En el transcurso de siete años de compartir cartas y visitas, Sansón y yo hemos para recrear su trágica historia de vida, abarcando su niñez como un pobre huérfano en México y su lucha para sobrevivir la adolescencia en la zona rural de California. Lentamente, la película crece en un retrato de las fallas sistemáticas que impactan la vida de Sansón al mismo tiempo que se desarrolla una amistad.