DYING TO LEAVE
DOCUMENTARY FILM
2004
HILTON CORDELL PRODUCTIONS, AUSTRALIA
DYING TO LEAVE IS A TWO-PART SERIES ABOUT PEOPLE SMUGGLING AND
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THIS CLIP FROM EPISODE 2 - SLAVES OF THE
FREE MARKET - PORTRAYS ANTONIO MARTINEZ' JOURNEY FROM MEXICO
OVER THE US BORDER. THE STRICTER BORDER CONTROLS HAS RESULTED
IN MIGRANTS TAKING MORE REMOTE AND DANGEROUS ROUTES THROUGH
THE DESERT AND THE DEATH TOLL HAVE INCREASED. ANTONIO FINDS
HIMSELF SOLD AS AN AGRICULTURAL LABOURER AND ENSLAVED IN THE
WORLD'S RICHEST NATION.