SPRING OF THE VANISHING
Directed by: Andrew Glazer
Edited by: Luis Álvarez y Álvarez
Produced by: Weston Phippen
A group of Mexican women searching for their missing sons uncovers a draconian deal between Washington and Mexico.
A US-trained unit of Mexico's special forces was deployed to pacify the stronghold of the Zetas cartel, but operated with impunity.
Eighteen-year-old and US-born Jorge Dominguez was among 49 reported missing during the six-week operation. The film tracks Jorge’s mother's desperate search for her son and for justice from the US and Mexico.
Premiering 2025