Living in their ancestral home of Baja California, Mexico, the Kumeyaay community of San José de la Zorra are resisting the invasion to keep their culture, their land and their water. “Kumeyaay Land” was commissioned by the head of the community Doña Eva Carillo and Fausto Diaz.

The documentary received the Red Nation Award of Excellence for Best Documentary Short Subject at Red Nation Film Festival, the Best International Documentary Short Film Competition at Williamsburg International Film Festival, the Bronze Remi Award for Best Ethnic/Cultural Film at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, the Environmental, Social, Economic, Political Justice Award for Indigenous America at Latino & Native American Film Festival, the Kurrak Special Jury Award for Best Documentary Short at Valle de Guadalupe Film Festival, and the Honorable Mention for Best Mexican Documentary at Shorts México. It was nominated for the Corazón Award for Best Frontera Short at San Diego Latino Film Festival, and Best Short Documentary at Annual Aarhus Film Festival. It is official selected at Ambulante Film Festival, SAFILM, and Greenpoint Film Festival.