• "...the documentary's strength is in the people featured in each story -- their daily struggles captured in their simple but heartfelt words and memorable images." Associated Press

  • "...uses six broadly different stories to update the image of the border and portray a binational culture that is both vibrant in its diversity and made strong by the challenges of its complexity." El Sol de San Diego

  • "...examines the changing economic, cultural and political issues faced by the 15 million people who live in the border region." San Diego Business Journal

The Border, a two-hour documentary, features compelling story-driven vignettes narrated by journalist John Quiñones from ABC’s "20/20." Through dynamic visual segments, The Border evokes a strong sense of place and puts a human face on the new global community evolving in the border region. This cosmopolitan new world is neither Mexican nor American but a synthesis of the two, a testing ground for a new world order where values, behavior, language and culture are undergoing rapid transformation.

This magazine-style program presents slices of border life not found on the evening news. Rather than exploit the aura of danger and menace cultivated by other media, the show focuses on the stories of everyday life, faith, tradition, opportunity and art that are flourishing in the many border towns of the United States and Mexico.

  • National PBS broadcast
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting Production Grant
  • Best Documentary, Society of Professional Journalists Award
  • First Place, Community Service Award, San Diego Press Club

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For more information about this topic, check out the following links:

  • The Border: The companion website provides an interactive look at the the border region.
  • The U.S. and Mexico: Border and Migration Issues : This site from the U.S. Department of State provides the latest information about about develoments and activities along the U.S. southern border.
  • POV: Borders: This site challenges us to re-examine different borders in our lives, national, societal, and personal. Hear stories about what it's like to cross a border.


The Border (2000)

Executive Producer/Writer
Producers/Directors


Paul Espinosa
Paul Espinosa
Hector Galan
Hector Gonzalez
Matthew Sneddon

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