things you may not yet know.

• Everyone who appears on-screen for From Home to Hope(2024) was born in Honduras.

• All of the crew members belong to a minority; all except one were born outside the continental United States.

• Rene Zepeda and Allan Gomez met by chance, when Zepeda was attending a church service at Allan’s home congregation while visiting his parents who reside in Ocala,Fl.

• The Director’s own parents are immigrants in the United States. Both have professions obtained in their country that they are not able to practice in the US.

• The film’s working name for the first few months was SHITHOLE CITIZENS. This is a reference to a phrase ex-president Donald Trump allegedly used to refer to immigrants that come into the US from “shithole countries”.

• The name was dropped as the director felt it was going to make it more political than he intended it to be.

• Ocala, Florida is known as a city for horse breeding. It is home to the World Equestrian Center.

• Ocala’s Airport is an international gate. It’s main travelers? HORSES!

• Renowned Hollywood actor John Travolta owns a home in Ocala and spends a good part of the year residing in the city.