Ep. 2: Hope(dale)
Across Documentary Series
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58m
After a treacherous journey on foot, Jenifer and her 10-year-old daughter Lucia find themselves in the small farming town of Hopedale, IL. Hesitant at first to accept “illegals” into their community, Hopedale residents begin to see the reality of Jenifer and Lucia’s situation and are completely transformed as they witness the love and faith of this resilient mother and daughter. We also meet Alejandra, a woman who made the devastating decision to send her two children across the U.S./Mexico border without her, in order to save her son’s life.
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Ep. 3: The Valley of Darkness
John Garland travels to Honduras to understand why Santos, and so many others, leave their families and homes in search of safety and security in the U.S. He talks to Santos’ family, friends, and neighbors to understand the extreme darkness she was up against, and he witnesses how the local churc...
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Ep. 4: Miracles
In the final episode of ACROSS, we learn the outcome of Jenifer and Lucia’s case for asylum; we find out if Alejandra is released from a detention center in El Paso and reunited with her children; we witness an emotional reunion between a mother and her family after years apart, and we see Santos...
