Andrea Cordoba

Sanctuary

Amanda Morales walked into a church in New York City not knowing when she would step outside again. The Guatemalan mother of three U.S.-born children is the first immigrant since President Trump took office to claim sanctuary in New York, publicly resisting her deportation within a space that ICE recognizes as protected. Sanctuary gains rare and intimate access to Amanda and her family as they fight to remain together and adapt to daily life inside a church.

Sanctuary, the debut film by New York-based Mexican filmmaker Andrea Córdoba, was the top winner at the 2019 edition of the Brooklyn Film Festival winning the Grand Chameleon Award for Best film, as well as the Best Documentary Award.