The Life and Times of Padre Martínez is a film portrait of Padre Antonio José Martínez of Taos, New Mexico, one of the most important figures in southwestern history during the 19th century. Martìnez was a priest, educator, writer, publisher and advocate for his people, who also lived through some of the most turbulent episodes of the borderlands.

Ramón “Chunky” Sánchez and his band, Los Alacranes founded in 1977 in San Diego, play what they call "Southwest-Chicano-Barrio folklore." This film takes a look at their brand of musical activism and how they have influenced the local community through their music.

In the last few decades, immigration to the United States from southern Mexico has reached unprecedented levels as poverty has driven indigenous people from their villages. This documentary film explores the powerful role of immigration in the lives of women from Oaxaca.

On July 5, 2000, eight youths, ages 14-17, from the San Diego suburb of Rancho Peñasquitos robbed and beat five Mexican migrants, all in their sixties, who worked at nearby nurseries and flower farms. This documentary will tell the story of this incident and examine the circumstances surrounding the crime.

El Paso del Norte/The Pass of the North is a documentary film on the little-told story of immigration through the heart of our southern border in El Paso, Texas. Millions of immigrants have made the harrowing journey, following the steps of hundreds of thousands of travelers before them through El Paso del Norte on their way to becoming Americans.

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