General Information

Author/Creator

Gruber, Gudrun, director

Language

English.

Published

Germany : Gudrun Gruber Film Production 2016.

Physical Description

HDD (73 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00005942

Contents/Summary

Summary

U.S.-Mexican borderlands, Arizona. The former Wild West State doesn’t make it easy for its inhabitants to accept the border situation. Living in Southern Arizona means daily encounters with the U.S. border patrol and to live with the fence, that already covers 670 miles of the Southern border. Its a life between drones, checkpoints and surveillance towers, designed to detect terrorists and weapons of mass destruction. There is a division between those calling for more security, and those who demand compassion and support for the approximately 300 migrants, who lose their lives in the Sonoran desert each year, when trying to cross the border into the United States. 'Borderland Blues' offers a glimpse into the complex reality of this frontier region and follows a kaleidoscope of characters, who live and work close to the border. It also visits the Border Security Expo, the world’s largest event focused on border security technology and industry.

Subjects

Genre

Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Library Special Collection

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 4218 (HU_OSA_00005942.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format