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The Rise of a Migrant Mother, a Mustang Colt and the Valor of Life
“The stars were all gone now, save one in the distance — the Morning-Star.”
– HORACE ELISHA SCUDDER
Why has our society become one that locks people and animals up?
There are few more heart-shattering plights than the separation of families and the treatment of migrants at the U.S. – Mexico border, and the systematic genocide that is taking place against the American Mustang on our Western public lands. Follow Veronica, a migrant mother from El Salvador, and Morning Star, a Mustang colt rounded up in California, as they find their paths to freedom.
Co-directed by Kimberly Carlisle & Kathryn Lauritzen. Consulting Producer: Brenda Lhormer. Original song by Winter Jendayi.
What choices would we make if we valued and respected all life?
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DIRECTOR
Kimberly Carlisle
Olympian and Stanford graduate Kimberly Carlisle is an advocate and activist for human awakening to our impact on animals, the planet and each other. Through writing, speaking, photography and filmmaking, she tells stories that restore understanding, respect, compassion and empathy among all beings. She is co-founder, with Flag the horse, of Flag Ranch, a horse/human sanctuary in northern California.
DIRECTOR
Kathryn Lauritzen
Kathryn Lauritzen spent 30 years on the air as a radio D.J. in five major U.S. markets.During that time she produced multitudes of audio broadcasts, which naturally lead to her passion for making films. Her Padma Video has produced hundreds of videos, including a commercial television series, on various aspects of the horse/human partnership, including Don’t Shoot the Zebra Pony, which won Best Equine Educational Film at the Equus International Film Festival in 2018.
