| Description |
1 DVD (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; all region; widescreen, aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Credits |
Editor, Roy Germano ; music, My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band, Bright Eyes ; translation, Roy Germano with assistance from Ryan Schmitz, Denise Landeros, Maria Terrazas. |
| Note |
Spanish title: Otro lado de la inmigración. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009. |
| Awards |
Politics on Film Founder's Award; San Antonio Film Festival; Las Vegas Film Festival; Cine Las Americas International Film Festival; Global Peace Film Festival, 2009. |
| Summary |
This documentary is based on over 700 interviews with men and women in the Mexican countryside. The film explores why so many people leave small Mexican towns to work in the United States and what happens to the families and communities they leave behind. The audience is encouraged to think about new and creative ways that the U.S. and Mexican governments can work together to solve the problem of undocumented immigration. |
| Contents |
The fantasy = La fantasía -- The rural economy = La economía rural -- The politics = La política -- The money = El dinero -- The families = Las familias -- The way forward = Soluciones. |
| Note |
Special features include: interviews; deleted scenes; director commentary. |
| Local Note |
Rider University Libraries acknowledges the biased and pejorative nature of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) “Aliens” “Alien…” and "Illegal aliens" to refer to noncitizens and undocumented immigrants, respectively--and the harm it causes. While a change in terminology was approved by the Library of Congress in 2016, it was not enacted due to opposition by the 115th Congress (2017). As Rider University Libraries uses LCSH as its standard vocabulary, we are currently investigating how to best enact alternative terminology that will still ensure access to all materials on this topic. |
| Language |
Dolby soundtrack in English and Spanish, with optional simultaneous English and Spanish subtitles. |
| Provenance |
Copy in Rare Books Collection is a gift of Villalobos Buehner and Mary Poteau-Tralie and signed by the director Roy Germano. |
| Subject |
Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- Anecdotes.
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Mexico. |
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Emigration and immigration. |
| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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| Subject |
Immigrants -- Mexican-American Border Region.
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Immigrants. |
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Illegal immigration -- United States -- Interviews.
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Illegal immigration. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| Subject |
Mexicans -- Interviews.
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Mexicans. |
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Mexicans -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
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Mexicans -- Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Mexicans -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Mexicans -- Social conditions. |
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Foreign workers, Mexican -- United States.
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Foreign workers, Mexican. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Anecdotes.
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Interviews.
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| Added Author |
Germano, Roy, screenwriter, producer, director.
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Oberst, Conor.
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My Morning Jacket (Musical group)
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Mystic Valley Band.
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Bright Eyes (Musical group)
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Team Love Records (Firm)
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RG Films.
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| Note |
Spanish title: Otro lado de la inmigración |
| Standard No. |
810430015181 |
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