Documental que narra la lucha de los inmigrantes contra la deshidratación y la muerte en el desierto de Arizona y los esfuerzos para frenar el cruce ilegal de la frontera.
El documental incluye entrevistas con rancheros molestos por el tráfico que cruza sus tierras a pie, al alcalde de un pueblo indignado por las muchas muertes, a Indios Americanos activistas que colocan agua para los inmigrantes, al auto-nombrado vigilante de la frontera Christ Simcox, armado y sediento de publicidad, a grupos de apasionados activistas en ambos lados del problema, a los mismos inmigrantes y aquellos que los cruzan por la frontera.
“Crossing Arizona” examines the crisis through the eyes of those directly affected by it. Frustrated ranchers go out day after day to repair cut fences and pick up the trash that endangers their livestock and livelihoods. Humanitarian groups place water stations in the desert in an attempt to save lives. Political activists rally against anti-migrant ballot initiatives and try to counter rampant fear mongering. Farmers who depend on the illegal work force face each day with the fear that they may lose their workers to a border patrol sweep. And now there are the Minutemen, an armed citizen patrol group taking border security into their own hands. As up-to-date as the nightly news, but far more in-depth, “Crossing Arizona” reveals the surprising political stances people take when immigration and border policy fails everyone.
Joseph Mathew
After moving to the United States from India in 1994, Joseph Mathew left behind a background in finance and economics to pursue his lifelong dream of a career in photo and video journalism. After freelancing as a photojournalist for the AP´s Baltimore bureau, Mathew took on the more challenging format of feature-length documentary, The last Season: The Life & Demolition of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, in 2002. He now lives in Brooklyn, Crossing Arizona is his second film.
Dan de Vivo
After graduating from Harvard University in 1999 with a B.A. in Social Anthropology, Dan spent several years honing his documentary filmmaking skills in New York City working on several projects including “counting on Democracy”, which documents Florida’s 2000 election scandal and “Refusing to Die: A Kenya Story”, which chronicles Kenya’s struggle with post-colonial dictatorship.
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