At the Gates

“Where do you go when no place is safe”

A housekeeper from El Salvador brings her teenage son to help her clean an affluent family’s Los Angeles home. But after being told by her employers that immigration officers are searching for her, she accepts the invitation to shelter in their house until the crisis blows over. As days go by under the same roof, each family begins to question the other’s true intentions.

Screenplay

Augustus Meleo Bernstein

Director

Augustus Meleo Bernstein

Music

Julia Newman

Status

Released

Release date

03/11/2023

Original language

English