El Chapo’s Son: The Siege of Culiacán

The Weekly, 2019. Role: Producer.

“The Weekly” travels to Sinaloa State, where the story of a city under siege was told in real time on social media by the terrified civilians, overmatched security forces and cartel gunmen recording on their phones.

El Chapo’s Son: The Siege of Culiacán tracks the steps — and missteps — that led to the botched raid and increasing questions about the government’s ability to combat the spiraling violence.

Producer/Director Andrew Schmidt
Producer Alexandra Garcia
Supervising Producer Gemma Jordan
Senior Producer Sameen Amin
Local Producer Ernesto Martínez
Director of Photography Victor Tadashi Suarez
Editors Pierre Takal and Lindy Jankura
Additional Reporting Gisela Pérez de Acha
Associate Producer Valerie Schenkman