Narrative Features
At the Gates
Ana, a housekeeper from El Salvador, brings her teenage son Nico to help her clean an affluent family's Los Angeles home. After someone rings the front gate, her employers inform them that immigration officers are searching for them and convince the pair to hide in a basement closet, demanding they hand over their cell phones as a safety precaution. As days go by, each family begins to question the other's true intentions in this riveting and emotional thriller.
Preceded by the professional short The Anne Frank Gift Shop. A Q&A with director, producer, and writer Augustus Meleo Bernstein immediately follows the screening.
DIRECTOR
Augustus Meleo Bernstein
PRODUCERS
Jhanvi Motla
Paulo Torres
Augustus Meleo Bernstein
WRITER
Augustus Meleo Bernstein
CAST
Miranda Otto
Noah Wyle
Ezekiel Pacheco
Vanessa Benavente
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Augustus Meleo Bernstein is a director, producer, and writer from Los Angeles. He has an M.F.A. in directing from the American Film Institute. Before earning his master’s, Bernstein graduated with a degree in cinema studies from the University of Pennsylvania. At the Gates is his directorial feature film debut.