2009 | Color | 29 min The Book of the Border is about the end of a family. A seemingly normal day in the life of a father, mother and daughter, split by the U.S.Mexico border, becomes the last one they will have as a family. Country: México, Estados Unidos Direction: Torres-Vives; Andrés Script: Torres-Vives; Andrés Production: Herrera; Enrique, Irene Arvizu; Laura, Dorsey; Xóchitl Photography: Herrera; Enrique, Irene Arvizu; Laura, Dorsey; Xochitl Music: Schnurr; Drew Cast:Vizcarra; Viridiana, Sánchez; Rigo, Chávez; Isabel Art direction: Candiani; Tania Participation year at FICM: 2009
2009 | Color | 29 min The Book of the Border is about the end of a family. A seemingly normal day in the life of a father, mother and daughter, split by the U.S.Mexico border, becomes the last one they will have as a family. Country: México, Estados Unidos Direction: Torres-Vives; Andrés Script: Torres-Vives; Andrés Production: Herrera; Enrique, Irene Arvizu; Laura, Dorsey; Xóchitl Photography: Herrera; Enrique, Irene Arvizu; Laura, Dorsey; Xochitl Music: Schnurr; Drew Cast:Vizcarra; Viridiana, Sánchez; Rigo, Chávez; Isabel Art direction: Candiani; Tania Participation year at FICM: 2009
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Lives on the Border Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More
40 + Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More
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