Executive-produced by Alex Gibney, the documentary shares the remarkable story of Elian Gonzalez, the 5-year-old Cuban boy plucked from the Florida Straits on Thanksgiving Day in 1999. After his mother and others perished at sea, the custody battle between Gonzalez's Cuban father and Miami-based relatives sparked a flash point for simmering post-Cold War U.S. and Cuban tensions.
2017 Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection
Directors: Tim Golden, Ross McDonnell
Producer: Trevor Birney
Editors: Michael J. Palmer, Hannah Vanderlan