https://www.tresraicesfilms.com/films daily 0.75 2026-06-10 https://www.tresraicesfilms.com/films/soydelasnubes monthly 0.5 2026-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1779113161804-NLOCFHQYQ05BJRHVB21I/spf-2025134.jpg Films - SOY DE LAS NUBES - THE STORY At age 13, Baruck was forcibly returned to Mexico with his family. Twenty-five years later, he is going home. As he travels back to his childhood neighborhood in California, he photographs the landscapes, objects, and memories that were taken from him, while also setting up handmade passport booths that invite others affected by deportation policies to reclaim their stories and identities through photography and poetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/e24ade17-b933-41cc-9308-983a62938f46/EllieFilingBaruck.jpeg Films - SOY DE LAS NUBES - FIELD NOTES Production began last year, following Baruck’s return to his childhood neighborhood in California for the first time in over two decades. 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Born in la Mixteca region of Oaxaca, his family migrated undocumented to California in 1990. In 2000 he and his family were part of a forced return due to anti-migrant politics in the United States. Having grown up in the U.S., upon his family’s return to Mexico, Baruck found himself in a state of “in-betweenness,” belonging neither here nor there. Taking photos became a way to engage with his condition directly, raising broader questions about indigeneity, national identity, memory, longing, and abandonment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1778083950290-249MHIS4PNXHJFCN1J1J/SamiMiranda.jpeg Films - SOY DE LAS NUBES - SAMI MIRANDA - director Sami is a poet teacher and visual artist who has made DC his home for over 35 years. His work has been exhibited in Madrid, Puerto Rico, and throughout the DC metropolitan area. His work is currently on exhibit at the Molina Family Gallery at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. He is the author of three collections of poetry and has codirected and coproduced 4 short films that have been included in festivals across the US and internationally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1778179544111-FLA7VTYJKBZZ1FVCF4ZD/Ellie_Portrait_Border.jpg Films - SOY DE LAS NUBES - ELLIE WALTON - director / dp Born and raised in Washington, DC, Ellie is a director and cinematographer with over two decades of experience in nonfiction film. Working in an observational style, her work is rooted in dignity, community collaboration, and joy. Her work has screened at Berlinale, Tribeca, South by Southwest, and DOC NYC, broadcast on Netflix, PBS, and Arte, and included in Oscar-shortlisted documentary films. Ellie is a Fulbright Scholar and recipient of the DC Mayor’s Arts Award and the Media for a Just Society Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1778083128714-OKDGVXF84Q4MD8S95MB6/spf-2025088.jpg Films - SOY DE LAS NUBES - STEVE VIGIL - producer Steven started his career with Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos whose mission is to promote social justice, nonviolence, and economic equity through cultural healing, civic leadership, and development. From there he joined the United Nations and worked at the UN Secretariat and in UN Peacekeeping, including missions in East Timor, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Sudan, South Sudan and Afghanistan. Following his time with the UN he worked on peace building projects in South Sudan, Guatemala and El Salvador as well as throughout the United States. Most recently he served as the Chief of Policy & Advocacy for Youth Empowerment, a San Diego nonprofit that inspires leadership through community mentorship, resiliency building, advocacy, and system transformation for justice involved individuals and families from historically marginalized communities. Currently he is consulting with US based nonprofits focused on social justice and economic development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1778872726050-M6BOUOD1V6INJ965FAYK/Screenshot%252B2026-05-06%252Bat%252B12.01.12%2525E2%252580%2525AFPM.png Films - SOY DE LAS NUBES - MAGEE McILVAINE - editor Magee is a Washington DC-based documentary film editor with a special expertise in vérité filmmaking. With a career spanning 20 years, he has edited feature films from all over the world in multiple different languages. In recent years, he has built a deep portfolio of pieces dedicated to unique stories from his hometown of Washington DC. Today, he remains rooted in community-based filmmaking, working at the intersection of grassroots activism, and high production-value filmmaking. https://www.tresraicesfilms.com/films/wordsbetweenus monthly 0.5 2026-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/93b86f1a-79e2-4127-82ba-9c497f20339f/MUG+%26+Friends.jpg Films - MAY THERE ALWAYS BE WORDS BETWEEN US - WORLD PREMIERE ON JULY 22nd 6 pm @ Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G st. NW, Washington DC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1777299125732-42UJQFA9G0P7GJ281XW2/May+There+Always+Be+Words+Between+Us_Pitch.jpg Films - MAY THERE ALWAYS BE WORDS BETWEEN US “The community was absolutely clear that we exist here together. And that is what was so special during that era of poetry, is the way we built together, the way we made each other better.” - Toni Blackman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1779117492226-B5CD4DVJ52JVX5H5L1IF/untitled-2.jpg Films - MAY THERE ALWAYS BE WORDS BETWEEN US - SAMI MIRANDA - director Sami is a poet teacher and visual artist who has made DC his home for over 35 years. His work has been exhibited in Madrid, Puerto Rico, and throughout the DC metropolitan area. His work is currently on exhibit at the Molina Family Gallery at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. He is the author of three collections of poetry and has codirected and coproduced 4 short films that have been included in festivals across the US and internationally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1779116919942-YZPC8IJYE7YZG2AU8J21/EWalton_headshot.jpeg Films - MAY THERE ALWAYS BE WORDS BETWEEN US - ELLIE WALTON - director / dp Born and raised in Washington, DC, Ellie is a director and cinematographer with over two decades of experience in nonfiction film. Working in an observational style, her work is rooted in dignity, community collaboration, and joy. Her work has screened at Berlinale, Tribeca, South by Southwest, and DOC NYC, broadcast on Netflix, PBS, and Arte, and included in Oscar-shortlisted documentary films. Ellie is a Fulbright Scholar and recipient of the DC Mayor’s Arts Award and the Media for a Just Society Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1779116921580-NSF2ZQ45TPQF74Z0DXFP/Magee.png Films - MAY THERE ALWAYS BE WORDS BETWEEN US - MAGEE McILVAINE - editor Magee is a Washington DC-based documentary film editor with a special expertise in vérité filmmaking. With a career spanning 20 years, he has edited feature films from all over the world in multiple different languages. In recent years, he has built a deep portfolio of pieces dedicated to unique stories from his hometown of Washington DC. Today, he remains rooted in community-based filmmaking, working at the intersection of grassroots activism, and high production-value filmmaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1779117714413-UCODJ95HRESVMFZZS5ED/Screenshot+2026-05-18+at+11.21.11%E2%80%AFAM.png Films - MAY THERE ALWAYS BE WORDS BETWEEN US - TANISHA CHRISTIE - producer Tanisha believes in the liberation of people through stories. Whether it’s clinical social work practice, coaching, writing, speaking or making theater and films, each client / project / performance is a journey of discovery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1779117579731-C294SI1BFUF23Z4JVEWE/Screenshot+2026-05-18+at+11.19.26%E2%80%AFAM.png Films - MAY THERE ALWAYS BE WORDS BETWEEN US - KHADIJAH WILSON - associate producer Khadijah believes that images have the power to transform ideas into stories that connect with real people. As a trained, interdisciplinary artist, she works across various mediums including video, graphics, sculpture, and drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1779116918815-LCOPKBCQU6XE2HXXSCKL/Kokayi.jpg Films - MAY THERE ALWAYS BE WORDS BETWEEN US - KOKAYI - composer A preeminent Improvisational Vocalist, Author, Producer, GRAMMY-nominated musician, and multi-disciplinary fine artist is a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow for Music Composition. He can be heard on over 60 titles spanning: Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock, and R&B. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1779117492142-W4BIYFYP0TD16D3V4DRM/im_patrickwashington.jpg Films - MAY THERE ALWAYS BE WORDS BETWEEN US - PATRICK WASHINGTON - producer A child of Black Broadway's Renaissance during the turn of the century, Patrick Washington discovered his life's calling on DC's legendary U street circuit alongside friends like Darrell Perry, Lisa Pegram & Raquel Brown, earning what he lovingly calls his unofficial MFA from the U Street School of Hard Knocks. As one part of the dynamic hip-hop/poetry collective the POEM-CEES, his work over the last 20 years has touched every type of heart imaginable, from children to world leaders. His poems speak to the human condition, always striving to tell our common stories in an uncommon way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1779117319102-YXKY1FEXMPZYGUHC7YOV/Untitled+presentation.jpg Films - MAY THERE ALWAYS BE WORDS BETWEEN US - TONI ASANTE LIGHTFOOT - producer Toni Asante Lightfoot is a native of Washington, DC. There she fell in love with poetry, artists, science, and scientists. Lightfoot started hosting poetry readings in 1993 and has continued to host readings in Boston, Trinidad & Tobago, and Chicago. In 2005, she won the Guild Complex’s Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards and has hosted the GBOMA every year since. Lightfoot was the Director of Writing Programs at Young Chicago Authors. She has developed curricula that teach creative writing through the lens of science and science through the lens of creative writing. Her work has been published in Torch, Muzzle, and Full Moon on K Street: Poems About Washington, DC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1779116921817-VRX887LKU1U6AA56H4QV/IMG_8865.JPG Films - MAY THERE ALWAYS BE WORDS BETWEEN US - TONI BLACKMAN - producer Toni Blackman, the inaugural U.S. Hip Hop ambassador, boasts an impressive global presence with performances spanning 50 countries and iconic venues such as Summerstage, BAM, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Apollo Theater, and the Roxy. Sharing stages with renowned artists like Erykah Badu, KRS One, and Youssou Ndour, Toni's musical journey includes 2024 releases of her Hip Hop Meditation and extends to projects with Universal Records France, BMG Novus, and Big Dada Recordings. Beyond music, she is a pioneer in Hip Hop theater and education, founding Rhyme like a Girl and The Freestyle Union. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69ef665ff0444459002b4e7c/1779119806727-MJ5SKRUYXJUWFL62U6E9/Untitled+presentation+%281%29.jpg Films - MAY THERE ALWAYS BE WORDS BETWEEN US - KENNY CARROLL - producer Kenneth Carroll is a native Washingtonian. His writings have appeared in numerous literary journals, national magazines, and newspapers. He was a 2021 nominee for the Pushcart Poetry Prize and the 2021 Blood Orange Review winner in fiction. He received the White House Humanities Award for his youth literacy work while director of DC WritersCorps. He is the former director of the African American Writers Guild and has performed at the Kennedy Center, Nuyorican Café, Library of Congress, universities, and cultural institutions around the country. 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