Wow … this is truly amazing and such an emotional video!

 

Calvin Harris along with Benny Blanco and Miguel have teamed up on this new, powerful music video for their latest collaboration called ‘I Found You.’  The video tells the story of a woman named Nilda and her two-year old son Keyden.  Nilda and Keyden are both from Honduras and they fled their country to come to the U.S. because of all the violence.

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpr-wNehaGV/

 

It was last week Benny Blanco posted the video on Instagram and explained the video’s process and message, “I started making this video with @jakeschreier in July.  It was originally intended to b for my single “I found you” but we quickly realized that this was far too powerful and important to b just another video… this was bigger than us or any song we were making… we found a strong, beautiful, courageous woman named Nilda… her and her son Keyden have had a very hard year… over a 10 day shooting period in Honduras, Mexico, Texas and NY, we tried our best to bring u their story… i’m crying as i write this bc most of us get to do a few simple things everyday… wake up in our bed… know where our family is… know that it’s possible to call them, see them, or even touch them… not have to wear an anklet around their foot for 2 years as they await asylum…. and not be petrified to b sent back to a country where u know ur life is in constant danger… Nilda and Keyden don’t have those luxuries… @calvinharris @migueland I made a different version of “I Found You” and teamed up with @bklyndefender@raicestexas and the @aclu_socal to create the While They Wait fund and help not only Nilda and Keyden but all other families who have been displaced and our seeking asylum… they are human beings… they deserve a good life… just like you and I.”

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOTCBunNcG/

 

And as Jake Schreier says, “Started working on this in July, when I met Nilda through Brooklyn Defender Services in NY. Her son was taken from her under the Family Separation Policy. She was looking to tell her story, and we thought we could help her do that. I’m grateful to her for trusting us, and I hope we’ve done it justice.”

 

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