Andres Irias

Perception tells a story on immigration from two points of view- Daniela, a Honduran mother who is pressured to migrate from Honduras with her young daughter; and Alan, an American teen, son to a family who teaches him to view and treat immigrants as less. Through a non linear narrative and two points of view, Perception is a study on parallel worlds that suffer from society's political pressure, resulting in life and death decisions.

Ever since I saw Sicario Day of the Soldado, I was inspired by a scene in a shopping store that involved terrorists blowing themselves up in a single long take. Years later and all I could think of was how to create mystery, tension and subverting audiences expectations of what a story about terrorism can look like when mixed with the sci-fi genre.