At the Gates

Augustus Meleo Bernstein

Ana, a housekeeper from El Salvador, brings her teenage son Nico to help her clean an affluent family’s Los Angeles home. But after someone rings the front gate, her employers, Marianne and Peter Barris, inform them that immigration officers are searching for them and convince the pair to hide in a basement closet, demanding they hand over their cell phones as a safety precaution. As days go by under the same roof, each family begins to question the other’s true intentions.

Crew

Director

Augustus Meleo Bernstein
Production

Jhanvi Motla, Paulo Torres & Augustus Meleo Bernstein
Script

Augustus Meleo Bernstein
Cinematography

Alan Torres
Editing

Jacob Ehrlich
Music

Julia Newman

Cast

Vanessa Benavente
Ezekiel Pacheco
Miranda Otto
Noah Wyle
Sadie Stanley

Information

Origin

USA
Year

2022
Duration

1h37
Languages

English & Spanish
with French subtitles

Production

Wono Productions

+1 310 435 45 32

augustusbernstein@gmail.com

Augustus Meleo Bernstein

He graduated with a degree in cinema studies from the University of Pennsylvania before earning an M.F.A. in directing from the American Film Institute. He then directed three short films: The Unstoppable Billy Greenwood (2014), Dreadspace (2017), and Bombora (2019). At the Gates is his directorial feature debut.