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Jacqueline Baylon

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A migrant story about the perils of a northward journey is being considered for an academy award nomination and its made by a filmmaker from our own borderland.

Host Charles Horak welcomes Mexican filmmaker, Jacqueline Baylon, who is a producer and director of the documentary film, "Until He's Back." Which chronicles the search of a family for their son whose died in the parallel sea crossing between Morocco and Spain. The film is on the short-list for a nomination in this year's Oscar category for best Documentary Short Film.

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Originally aired on January 11, 2025

Since 2004, Charles Horak has been the host of the long-running radio program, On Film, creating more than 1,000 programs dedicated to film reviews, filmmaker interviews and discussions of cinema history and industry advancement. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Association and board member of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image.
Sam Cassiano is a native Californian who spent his formative years in the Bay Area. An army brat, his family toured Germany and Japan before settling in El Paso in 1973. Initially a Communications Major at UTEP, a radio internship at KPAS-FM 94, the PASS launched his broadcasting career. He can be heard as the morning news anchor on KTEP during NPR's Morning Edition, and Friday evenings at 10 pm as the host of Friday Night Blues.
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