El Tiempo de las Luciérnagas (aka The Time of the Fireflies)

[Plays Oct. 24 as part of the 28th Austin Film Festival that runs Oct. 21-28; for information, log on to www.austinfilmfestival.com.] Gorgeous scenery and cinematography highlight Matteo Robert Morales' touching, insightful, down-to-earth, inspirational, 52-minute documentary that focuses on the struggles and hardships of hardworking Mexican immigrant Miguel who tries to keep in touch with and support his family (Rafaela, Asuncion, and Amado) living on the other side of the border after being apart for 12 years when he was separated from his father and illegally crossed in to the United States from Mexico as a teenager.
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