El Equipo

Part procedural, part true-crime thriller, this documentary tells the story of a history-making collaboration between a forensic scientist from Texas and a group of Latin American students, whose work to identify the bodies of missing migrants changes the course of forensic science and international human rights.

Year: 

2021

Total CPB Investment: 

$400,000

Made Possible by CPB's Investment: 

Bernardo Ruiz
Jackson Heights, NY
LPB Subgrant
$75,000
Bernardo Ruiz, Andrea Cordoba
Long Island City, NY
ITVS Subgrant
$325,000

Topics: 

Science, Health, Medicine & Natural Environment
Travel & Migration
Hispanic, Latino & Latin American