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