KUMU DOC : PÖFF

Dead When I Got Here

Local title
Saabusin surnult
Title in Russian
Saabusin surnult
Director
Mark Aitken
Country
Mexico, United Kingdom
Year
2015
Programme
Kumu Documentary

Compassion and redemption are discovered by a man as he manages a mental asylum run by its patients in Juárez, Mexico. The seeds of hope are profoundly brought to life by his daughter in LA, who thought him dead, but finds him during the making of this timeless documentary.
Grand Prize of the 31st Pärnu Film Festival for the best artistic achievement and a prize from the Kumu Art Museum, Estonia for the best art film.

Introduction by Mark Soosaar and Vaiko Edur

Director
Mark Aitken
Runtime
Language
Spanish, English
Subtitles
Estonian, English