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2002
Great Lakes Independent Film Festival
Beyond The Border
 Category:
Documentary Feature 56min 40sec
Director: Ari Palos
Over the past decade, thousands
of Latinos seeking better possibilities have begun
migrating to Midwestern
states like Kentucky, with its low-paying jobs
in the tobacco, manufacturing and horseracing industries.
But as these Latino communities have swelled, so
too has the xenophobia and discrimination facing
them. Beyond the Border, with tenderness and beauty,
follows the immigrant experience with Marcelo Ayala,
who leaves his family on a risky journey to the
United
States. We begin to understand his decision to
leave Mexico with the insights of his brothers, who
before
him, have each made the same journey. Horacio Ayala,
has been in the US for a couple of years. He yearns
to return to Mexico. Juan, the anchor of the brothers,
has managed to realize his dream of a family and
stable job in the United States, all the while
missing the joy of being with his family in Mexico.
Gonzalo,
the oldest, has seen his life unravel, with broken
marriages, jail time and a constant battle with
alcoholism. Beyond the Border rounds out immigration's
effect
on family in Marcelo's home town of Michoacan,
Mexico. Marcial and Carmen, his parents, still toil
for what
little money they can earn in the depressed economy.
The sisters Lupe and Carmen, would like to immigrate
to the US, but have remained behind with their
Mexican husbands. Finally, Elena, the youngest, dreams
of
an education, to gain income for the family. This
program illustrates we all have families somewhere,
including, Beyond the Border.  Director: Ari
Palos
Director and Cine-videographer Ari Luis Palos'
recent credits include KIT KAT a mythical children's
narrative
of a young girl's race to save her
father's soul, and IMPRESARIO which follows African-American
opera star Everett McCorvey who brings the glorious
sound of the operatic voice and the Negro Spiritual
to the world. Palos is currently in production
of JUCHITAN, a documentary including the romantic
music, the politically and economically powerful
women, and the cross dressing 'Lady Boys', of the
Isthmus of
Oaxaca, México.
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