Edward, now 29, hasn't seen his family since he crossed the US-Mexico border on foot 10 years ago. Trapped in the US by a maddening waiting game for citizenship, he grapples with the idea of leaving the life he built in New York behind forever in exchange for a long overdue homecoming. Will Edward reunite with his family or continue on in his self-imposed purgatory?

Limbo begins with Edward explaining his love for rain. We then learn that he currently lives in New York with his brother. Edward explains that he has a complicated relationship with his father, having not seen him growing up. He also laments that he hasn't seen his two younger brothers back home in Mexico for 9 years.

The film flashes back to when Edward's father lived with him in NYC. He explains that he and his brother forced their father to leave so that he could be present in Mexico for their younger siblings who need a father figure in their lives.

Life has been very hard in New York for Edward, but he has built a life in the city and is able to send money home. At the end of the film he decides whether to stay in his present liminal state or leave for a long overdue homecoming.

FROM THE DIRECTOR

“I met Edward through my girlfriend, Claudia, and soon came to know him as one of the most selfless and kind souls I’d ever met. It wasn’t until a couple of years later that Edward confessed that he was undocumented. I knew he had a story to tell, but I wasn’t sure he would want to share it. Yet, over time Edward began to open up about his past, and I noticed his story wasn’t like most immigrant stories I had heard before; his situation was a bit more complicated and his perspective was uniquely positive.

Edward attempted to cross the border just before he turned 18 but was sent back by border patrol. Shortly after his 18th birthday, he crossed the border again and arrived in New York City after a painstaking journey. He finally made it but with one massive caveat: he was excluded from DACA. Little did he know at the time, this would preclude him from any right to citizenship now and potentially forever. When he told me he was stuck here, I had many questions. Why did he do it? Did he regret it now? From our conversations, I knew there was a burning in his heart to tell his story, so I asked him for a recorded interview. He agreed, and Limbo was born.

I hope this film can act as a catalyst for change but if that isn’t possible, I hope it can at least shed light on an important issue that sometimes falls through the cracks and raise awareness of the incredible work that organizations like Border Angels are doing to support immigrants across the United States and beyond.”

-Alex Ramsey