Frames of Reference
Volume 2 Program 1
Border Allegories

The works in this program examine U.S./Mexico relations and Latino identity and representation as seen from both sides of the border.


Why Cybraceros?
Alex Rivera
04:30   1997
In the satirical short Why Cybraceros?, Alex Rivera imagines a future where anti-immigration sentiments and high technology combine to reach new xenophobic lows.


El Jardín del Edén (Garden of Eden)
María Novaro
1:44:00   1994
María Novaro's narrative feature El Jardín del Edén (Garden of Eden) chronicles the lives of numerous individuals adjusting to life in Tijuana, including a young Mexican boy who turns to photography as a means to grasp his new environment, and a Chicana video curator who struggles to find her Mexican roots.