CBS News “‘Prodigal Daughter’ documentary highlights the emotional toll of being undocumented”
KQED Arts “‘Prodigal Daughter’ Beautifully Illuminates One Woman’s Road Less Traveled”
SF Chronicle “Mabel Valdiviezo makes a soul-stirring journey to reunite with her family in Peru”
Cinencuentro “‘Hija Pródiga’ es uno de los documentales más potentes que he visto en mucho tiempo”
Mission Local “Poignant ‘Prodigal Daughter’ tells a new kind of immigrant tale”
El Tecolote “An immigrant’s reunification joourney kicks off SF Latino Film Festival”
48hills “A ‘Prodigal Daughter’ returns from Merced Heights to Peru”
CALÓ News “‘Prodigal Daughter’ goes beyond the good or bad immigrant story”
Latin Heat “‘Prodigal Daughter’ Fifteen Years in the Making, Makes World Premiere at LALIFF”
Hollywood Flip “‘Prodigal Daughter,’ a heartfelt timely story of an immigrant woman artist”
Deadline
“LALIFF 2024 Lineup with “Prodigal Daughter’”
Deadline
“AXS Film Fund Announces Grants Supporting Nonfiction Creators Of Color With Disabilities”
Deadline
“Ten Nonfiction Projects Announced For Gotham Documentary Feature Lab”
Be Latina
“How Immigrant Pain is Healed Through the Art of Mabel Valdiviezo”
Forbes
“Can A Latina Filmmaker Crowdfund A New Narrative On Immigration?”
The Huffington Post
“How to Reignite Your Personal Power”
ThroughThe Cracks
“Empowering documentary explores migration and mental health”
Expressive Art Workshops
“Mabel Valdiviezo: Empowering women and immigrants through film, story, and art journaling”
Modern Latina
“Prodigal Daughter brings a new perspective to the immigration debate: the mental health challenges shaping immigrant communities today.”
Lupita News
“When your Latina voice tells you: Don’t Die With Your Dreams.”
BBC Outlook Interview (3rd story @ 26:43)
“The former punk from Peru, Mabel Valdiviezo went looking for a new life in the United States. But without papers, things didn’t work out as she had hoped, and it took her nearly two decades to find her way home.”
Women’s Voices KZYX&Z Radio Interview
“Healing through Art & Film”
CJRadio Interview
“I think the hardest thing for a human being no matter where you come from is to be without a family, without your parents and without our siblings.”
