The Austin Film Society, KLRU-TV, & POV present the latest film in the Austin Film Society Documentary Tour, THE BALLAD OF ESEQUIEL HERNANDEZ.
THE BALLAD OF ESEQUIEL HERNANDEZ, narrated by Tommy Lee Jones, explores Hernández's tragic death and its torturous aftermath. His parents and friends, the Marines on patrol and investigators discuss the dangers of militarizing the border and the death of one young man.
Filmmaker Kieran Fitzgerald and narrator Tommy Lee Jones in attendance for Q&A!
AFS members only, tickets $10
Official Website: http://austinfilm.org/film/the_ballad_of_esequiel_hernandez
Added by afs_events on May 14, 2008