Portrait of a Dreamer

Portrait of a Dreamer is the story of Fidencio Fifeld-Perez, an undocumented artist who comes to the US at age seven. Fidencio documents his journey to America though papal picados (Mexican papercutting) made of maps. Through this medium, he completes the iconic George Washington Athenaeum portrait on the dollar bill with a road map from Mexico to the United States. In his words: “I think about the parallel of the portrait and of America representing the journey that all of us are still in... and by choosing to add another material to this portrait, I see it as an act of freedom.” Film advertisement created by TBD, United States for Welcoming America, within the category: Public Interest, NGO.