Burros is a 2021 American short drama film written and directed by Jefferson Stein and starring a cast of first-time actors from the Tohono O'odham Nation where it is set.

[3][4][5] After her father, a Tohono O'odham tracker, leaves for work assisting the United States Border Patrol on the Mexico–U.S.

Unable to communicate, Elsa takes her through her community in Sells, Arizona and ultimately to her grandmother, Gagi, who speaks Spanish, English, and O'odham and bridges the language barrier.

[6] Jefferson Stein researched the Tohono O’odham Nation for two years and worked with the community on the subject matter of the film.

"[7] The film is told over a 24-hour period, ending where it starts, done to highlight the cyclical nature of the separation of families at the border.