MSNBC Films Acquires Errol Morris’ ‘Separated,’ Officially Entering Into the Doc Oscar Race (EXCLUSIVE)

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Addie Morfoot Contributor MSNBC Films has acquired Errol Morris‘ immigration control documentary “Separated.” Focusing on the Trump administration’s inhumane policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, the docu had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in August, which was followed by a screening at the Telluride Film Festival in September.

Based on NBC News political and national correspondent Jacob Soboroff’s 2020 book, “Separated: Inside an American Tragedy,” the 93-minute film merges interviews with U.S.

government officials and narrative vignettes tracing one migrant family’s plight. According to figures released by the Department of Homeland Security, 3,881 children were separated from their families from 2017 to 2021.

Morris’ film examines the U.S. government’s role in developing and implementing border policies that have kept over thousand children separated from their parents to this day. “It’s an attempt to tell a story that we should all relate to emotionally,” says Morris, who won the Oscar for best feature doc in 2004 for “Fog of War.” “It’s not just a story about political malfeasance or about bureaucracy, but about people.