The Vertical Border

„The Frontier“ or „La Frontera“ is the undulating landscape of the Sonora Desert in Arizona, which once was a symbol of...

Sentinels of Silence is a 1971 short documentary film on ancient Mexican civilizations. The film was directed and written by Mexican filmmaker Robert...

Around the film hang fascinating questions about border politics, which I’ll touch on in an introduction before the screening. One of Eugene...

Monarch butterflies have brought hope to the darkest times of people's lives. In Mexico, when they arrive for Day of the Dead, they are thought to be...

These are the future leaders of their communities. Ever wonder what it’s like to walk a day in their shoes? How the world looks through their...

As police and DEA agents battle sophisticated cartels, rural, economically-disadvantaged users and dealers–whose addiction to ICE and lack of...

“Archeology” and “Archive” share the same roots. Both words come from “Arkhé”, the Greek word for...

American Ocelot tells the story of one of the most endangered and beautiful wild cats in the United States — a species so elusive that...

The film portraits the stage previous to the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution, from the end of Porfirio Díaz´ government, the social...

This Traveltalk short visits southern Mexico.

This Traveltalk series short chronicles the sights and sounds on a train ride from Veracruz to Mexico City.

This Traveltalk series short visits two of the most important cities on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.

Lake Patzcuaro, located 230 miles west of Mexico City, is one of the highest and most picturesque bodies of water in Mexico. The heritage of the...

This Traveltalk series short showcases the Mexico City police department's various units as they participate in a yearly festival. Included are a...

Rosa is a Mexican woman who, at the age of 17, migrated illegally to Austin, Texas. Some years later, she was jailed under suspicion of murder and...

Is the story of a generation of thieves who achieved their greatest victories in the sixties; their distinctive code of ethics, the various...

Diana Mariscal reached a moment of fame in the sixties, when at just 18 years of age she was the lead actress of the movie Fando and Lis by Alejandro...