I'm Leaving Now

Felipe, the main character of this documentary, is a Mexican man who has been living in Brooklyn for sixteen years. During that time the has worked in three low-paying jobs and, in his spare time, he has collected bottles on the streets so he could sell them and earn a little bit more of money. Then, everything he earned is sent to his family, specifically to his wife, so she could pay mainly their expenses. After nearly two decades, Felipe feels that this is the time to go back, mainly because his son, the youngest of all, needs him more than ever. So, through a phone call, he announces it to his family. His friends, the ones he has made in Brooklyn, latinos as him, comment to him that he has to really think about if coming back is worthy or not due to, after almost two decades, he is a stranger to them. But his dream is about to end because he finds out that his family has a huge debt. Felipe asks for help to wizards and friends in order to give him some advice about what he should really do. More than ever he thinks that maybe he should forget his family members in Mexico and build his own life in Brooklyn, have a new romantic relationship on the horizon, or coming back to the country it saw him be born.

Lindsey Cordero and Armando Croda direct this documentary in which it can be seen the problem of emigration from the perspective of the people who have to pack their bags and search for a better life.