La Lucha Sigue
(The Fight Continues)
Post-Production:
2018 - Present
La Lucha Sigue (The Fight Continues) is a short animated documentary that centers three immigrant rights leaders who work to shut down the Berks Detention Center in Pennsylvania, one of three prisons nationwide that had detained immigrant children and families.
Crew
Director: Melissa Beatriz
Producer: Shannon Sun-Higginson
Cinematographer: Aidan Un
Second Camera: Ty Burdenski
Gaffer: Ty Burdenski
Production Assistant: Erika Ramirez-Lorenzo
Editor: Chen-Yi Wu
Assistant Editor: Erika Ramirez-Lorenzo
Music Consultant: Gabriel Furtado
Maria
Participants: Maria
Illustrator and Animator: Pamela Chavez
Composer: Gabriel Furtado
Hiro
Participants: Hiro Nishikawa
Illustrator: TK Dinh
Animator: Chen-Yi Wu
Composer: Shakuru Tajiri
Jean
Participants: Jean Guillaume
Illustrator and Animator: Tylar Jones
Additional Illustration by: Shelby Kappes
Behind the Scenes
Photo Credits
BTS production photos - Erika Ramirez
Photo 10 & 11 from left to right - courtesy of Doc Society
Additional photos - Melissa Beatriz
Grants & Labs
Pitches & Rough Cut Screening Invitations
Phase 2
The second phase of La Lucha Sigue focused on documenting the grassroots organizing of the Shut Down Berks Coalition during the height of the pandemic
Photo credit: Melissa Beatriz
Phase 1
Watch the first phase of La Lucha Sigue, which focused on social media assets for one of our partner organizations—the Shut Down Berks Coalition.