John Malkovich making a documentary on illegal migration

John Malkovich is known for a lot of things (good acting, his self-effacing sense of humor, baldness) but less so as an activist or film director. Still, he's done his fair share of both, being a longtime outspoken Libertarian and directing the 2002 feature The Dancer Upstairs. So the announcement in Variety that he plans to fim a documentary on the plight of migrant children wasn't totally out of the blue...but it was pretty close.

Triple Crossing will attempt to humanize the issues facing migrant laborers in America. It's being produced by Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna's Canana Films. Malkovich had been in Mexico directing a play with Luna as the lead when this undoubtedly came to fruition. It's only an announcement, but it's nice to see some Hollywood activism that's leading to creative output instead of just more talk.

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