- Saturday, February 21, 2009
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From the Other Side
Phyllis Wattis Theater
3:00 p.m.
2002, 99 min.
In this documentary, Akerman examines the dualistic nature of illegal immigration, presenting long static shots of the land on both sides of the U.S.–Mexican border and shifting between interviews with officials and interviews with relatives of people who have made the crossing.
Part of Chantal Akerman.
$5 general; free for SFMOMA members or with museum admission (requires a free ticket, which can be picked up in the Haas Atrium). Double features: films offered on the same date are included in one ticket. Tickets are available at the museum (with no surcharge) or online.
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Image: Chantal Akerman, From The Other Side (still), 2002; photo courtesy of Icarus Films
Film at SFMOMA is generously supported by the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation.
Thursday Nights at SFMOMA are sponsored by Banana Republic. Virgin America is the official airline of Thursday Nights at SFMOMA.
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