​In the United States, children of undocumented immigrants become citizens by birth. Nora Sandigo fights on behalf of thousands of these children, so that families do not get separated if the parents face deportation. She carefully crafts her public image, puts trust in her friends in the Republican Party and turns all our expectations of a social justice hero upside down.
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Nora's Ark
Austria, 2020
79 / 52 Minutes
Documentary
2K digital, 5.1
Miami, Homestead,
Florida (USA)
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When I got to know Nora Sandigo in 2014, she had already been socially and politically active for the immigrant community for many years. I was immediately fascinated by her commitment and surprised that she didn’t fit into my idea of a “typical social volunteer”. Instead she operates in a self-contained, functioning microcosm that is constantly being threatened by political decisions. Can atypical heroines change the world in a positive way? NORA’S ARK enables a critical discourse about migration and civil courage and invites its viewers to an emotional journey. The film provides a new perspective on the lives of undocumented immigrants in the US - through a woman who stages herself as a heroine in order to create change.
