Synopsis

A group of U.S. hacktivists creates software for low-cost cell phones to help immigrants survive their journey across the desert to the United States. This story meets Toshiro, a Mexican street vendor that has made his way through the desert more times than he can remember.

• Carla Astorga

  Director

  Chilean filmmaker. Studied Cinema at the Chilean Film School (2004) and specialized in Post-production. Polaris is her debut film.

• Ignacio Hernández

  Producer

  Executive producer at Para Amanda and creator of SouthBorder, a distribution program for short films. Producer of the short films Levantar y Magic Dream. Producer of the features Umut means Hope by Berta Hernández and Daniel López, and Youth and Glory, his first feature as a director.