Film
From the Other Side
Saturday, Feb 21, 2009
3 p.m.
Additional Info
2002, 99 min.
Image: Chantal Akerman, From The Other Side (still), 2002; photo courtesy of Icarus Films
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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.