Experience the new TORN APART: SEPARATED AT THE BORDER trailer!

The documentary is directed by Ellen Goosenberg Kent (Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1).

TORN APART: SEPARATED AT THE BORDER debuts on HBO October 10 at 9:00-9:40 PM ET/PT, and will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms.

After escaping violence that claimed the lives of her husband and two uncles in Honduras, María was detained and separated from her 10-year-old son Alex for 70 days. Vilma fled from her abusive husband in Guatemala and was placed in ICE detention, while her 11-year-old daughter, Yeisvi, was put into foster care for eight months. The film tracks both women as they navigate a complicated system, fight orders of deportation and try to find their children, who were placed thousands of miles away. With the help of friends and family, pro bono lawyers and community volunteers, Vilma and María eventually reunite with Yeisvi and Alex, yet both pairs await uncertain futures as their asylum claims remain pending.