What We Leave Behind 2022 At the age of 89, Julian takes one last bus ride to El Paso, Texas, to visit his daughters and their children a lengthy trip he has made without fail every month for decades After returning to rural Mexico, he quietly starts building a house in the empty lot next to his home In the absence of his physical visits, can this new house bridge the distance between his loved ones Over several years, director Iliana Sosa films her grandfathers work, gently sifting through Julians previously unspoken memories brought up by the construction project and revealing both the daily pragmatism and poetry of his life WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND unfolds as a love letter to her grandfather, as well as an intimate and insightful exploration of Ilianas own relationship with him and his homeland