I made The Other Side of Immigration while doing research in rural Mexico for my Ph.D. in political science. This film initially grew out of my desire to create a dynamic teaching tool for my students. The film has since won a 2011 Notable Video Award from The American Library Association and is widely used . . .
Check out this great review of The Other Side of Immigration by Professor Alexandra Délano in the current issue of Latino Studies.
The point of The Other Side of Immigration—the reason I made the film—is summed up by Ruben Navarrette in the last two sentences of his column today… Instead of always yelling at each other and complaining about illegal immigration, it’s time for Americans to ask “the why” and “the how.” Until we do, we’ll never . . .
Watch The Other Side of Immigration instantly online! After a brief hiatus, the film is back on Netflix and available for instant streaming.
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be presenting The Other Side of Immigration in 6 U.S. cities this spring. All events are free and open to the public except for the Minnesota ESL, Bilingual, and Migrant Education Conference on May 3, which you can register for online. This is the 3rd anniversary of the premiere of . . .
I’m working on a new documentary! Maybe you heard about my new film yesterday on NPR. A Mexican Sound celebrates Mexico and its people by exploring the beautiful music, dance, and culture of the breathtaking Huasteca region. It shows that Mexico is much more than the problems we constantly read about in the news. Listen/see . . .
Learn more about my new documentary A MEXICAN SOUND at www.sonhuasteco.com.
As I edit my new documentary, I’ve been thinking a lot about lessons I learned while making The Other Side of Immigration. The Other Side of Immigration was my first film, and I didn’t really know what I was doing when I set out to make it. I wasn’t a filmmaker; I was a . . .
I am of Irish and Italian ancestry, born and raised in a primarily white, suburban area of Louisville, Kentucky. I grew up knowing (and caring) very little about Mexico or why so many Mexicans come to our country. My first introduction to immigration issues came about somewhat accidentally when I moved to Chicago in my . . .
Winner of the 2011 American Library Association Notable Video Award, "The Other Side of Immigration" explores the root causes of Mexican immigration like no other documentary.
