ung es ▁ ▁" view ers ▁into ▁the ▁har sh ▁life ▁of ▁an ▁imm igr ant ". ▁It ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁I ñ ár rit u ▁and ▁cinemat ograph er ▁Em manuel ▁L ube z ki ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁IL M x LAB ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁Leg end ary ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁the ▁F ond azione ▁Pr ada ▁in ▁Italy . ▁ ▁F lesh ▁and ▁Sand ▁( Car ne ▁y ▁ar ena ) ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁selection ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁virtual ▁reality ▁project ▁to ▁ever ▁be ▁featured ▁at ▁the ▁festival . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁featured ▁at ▁the ▁Pr ada ▁Foundation ▁in ▁Milan , ▁attract ing ▁significant ▁international ▁attention ▁for ▁its ▁highly ▁innov ative ▁character ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁strong ▁political ▁message . ▁It ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁first ▁Special ▁Ach iev ement ▁Academy ▁Award ▁in ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁film ▁places ▁the ▁vie wer ▁among ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁who ▁are ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁co y ote ▁across ▁the ▁Mexican ▁border ▁into ▁the ▁U . S . ▁until ▁they ▁are ▁stopped ▁by ▁the ▁border ▁pat rol . ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁inter views ▁Ale j andro ▁G . ▁I ñ ár rit u ▁did ▁with ▁Mexican ▁and ▁Central ▁American ▁refuge es ▁about ▁their ▁life ▁stories . ▁Benjamin ▁B ▁of ▁American ▁Cin emat ograph er ▁remarked , ▁" The ▁extraordinary ▁achiev