VALENTIN SANDOVAL is a local filmmaker, activist, and writer, and his new collection SOUTH SUN RISES is a poetic narrative of a pursuit of the American dream on the border. In this interview he talks about how the book grew out of a failed manuscript, the similarities between film and poetry, and writing about his family. He'll also read 2 poems: "La Rutera" about the death & legacy of the father he never knew...and "Classic Photo."
Aired Sept 20, 2015.