Crossing Arizona August 1, 2006

Heightened security along the Texas and California borders funnels an estimated 4,500 undocumented migrants, most traveling on foot, into remote sectors of the Arizona desert on a daily basis. The perilous journey, which can take up to four days, has led to the deaths of thousands of migrants. The influx of migrants and rising death toll has elicited impassioned responses and complicated feelings about human rights, culture, class and national security. Through the eyes of frustrated ranchers, local activists, desperate migrants, and the Minutemen who've become darlings of the national media, Crossing Arizona reveals the surprising political stances people take when immigration and border policy fails everyone.

Directors: Joseph Mathew & Daniel DeVivo. 2006. 97 min.

Q&A with directors Joseph Mathew & Daniel DeVivo.

A reception, hosted by Indiepix.net follows the screening.

This film is co-presented at Makor by Indiepix.net and Woodstock In The City.

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