Roads to Nowhere

Creator: Héctor Torres

Title: Roads to Nowhere

Publisher: La Vida de Nos; Films Austères

Date: 2023

Language: Spanish

Description: Animated documentary written and directed by Venezuelan journalist and writer Héctor Torres, produced by La Vida de Nos (Caracas). The film reconstructs six testimonial stories of Venezuelan migrants who attempted to leave the country and either perished or were forced to return, including cases of death in the Darién Gap, detention at the border, and disappearance at sea. Premiered June 11, 2023 at the Trasnocho Cultural in Caracas.

Subject: Venezuelan diaspora; Return migration; Animated documentary; Forced migration--Venezuela; Human rights--Venezuela; Documentary film--Venezuela

Type: Moving Image

Format: Animated documentary

Rights: External resource. All rights reserved.

Documented by: Albor Rodríguez (guion); Octavio Villegas (dirección de arte); Rossana Hernández (dirección actoral)

Relation:

Trailer

Interview with director Héctor Torres (video, July 2023)

Review — HispanoPost (June 2023)

IMDb listing

Identifier: FILM0015

Collection: Film and Media

Tags: animation, Darien, documentary, human rights, Migration, return migration, Venezuela

Citation: Héctor Torres, Roads to Nowhere, La Vida de Nos; Films Austères, 2023, accessed September 22, 2026, https://archivovenezuela.com/en/items/show/1193