Abstract
Of Kites and Borders, winner of the Best Documentary Award at the San Diego Film Festival and the Havana Film Festival in New York, tells the story of the daily struggle to be a child living on the US-Mexico border through the eyes of four working children in the city of Tijuana.
Edie is a teen who smuggles immigrants into the United States while promising himself that he will never get worn-out working in the maquilas (assembly plants). Carmela is a nine-year old who knows more about work in the city's dumps than about fairy tales, yet every day at sunset she dreams of a better life while watching the kites that fly over her slum. Lastly, brothers Adrián and Fernando don masks to conceal their youth and perform wrestling matches at busy intersections in order to support their family - all the while dreaming of traveling the world as famous Mexican luchadores.
Edie is a teen who smuggles immigrants into the United States while promising himself that he will never get worn-out working in the maquilas (assembly plants). Carmela is a nine-year old who knows more about work in the city's dumps than about fairy tales, yet every day at sunset she dreams of a better life while watching the kites that fly over her slum. Lastly, brothers Adrián and Fernando don masks to conceal their youth and perform wrestling matches at busy intersections in order to support their family - all the while dreaming of traveling the world as famous Mexican luchadores.
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Subject
Child labor--Mexico--Tijuana (Baja California), Children--Mexico--Tijuana (Baja California)--Economic conditions, Children--Mexico--Tijuana (Baja California)--Social conditions, Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico)--Social conditions, Social conditions, Child labor, Children--Economic conditions, Children--Social conditions, Mexico--Tijuana (Baja California)
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Duration
00:59:44 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
Adult/Continuing Education, Higher Education
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| Name | Camera News Inc DBA Third World Newsreel |
| Role | Producer |
| Telephone | 212-594-6417 |
| Address | 545 8th Avenue Suite 550 New York NY 10018 |
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Copyright Date
2014-01-01
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