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Join us to kick off our 2022 Indie Lens Pop-Up season. Presa House has partnered with ITVS, Indie Lens Pop-Up, and MonteVideo to host a FREE In-Person Screening of “Missing in Brooks County” on January 7, 2022 at 7 pm.
Missing in Brooks County
Filmmakers: Jeff Bemiss, Lisa Molomot, and Jacob Bricca
Approximate running time: 60 min.
ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY
Eddie Canales runs the South Texas Human Rights Center, but the messages that strangers leave on Eddie’s phone speak to his unofficial role as a private detective. In a rural community where more migrants go missing than anywhere else in the United States, families of lost loved ones call for help. Omar and Michelle reach out for help finding Omar’s
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Missing in Brooks County premieres on Independent Lens Monday, January 31, 2022, tune in or stream on KLRN or your local PBS station or stream on PBS Video.
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Premieres January 31, 2022. Check local listings: https://to.pbs.org/388uf14
Official Website: pbs.org/brookscounty | #BrooksCountyPBS
Migrants go missing in rural South Texas more than anywhere else in the U.S. For many families whose loved ones have disappeared after crossing the Mexico border, activist detective Eddie Canales is their last hope. Unlock the mysteries and confront the agonizing facts of life and death in Brooks County, 80 miles north of the border.
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