Borders | No Borders - Family Friendly
This selection of short films from our Borders | No Borders section is specifically tailored for a family-friendly viewing. Sign up to meet the filmmakers at the Borders | No Borders Virtual Filmmaker Mixer on Saturday, November 21st at 12pm CST. Supported by Independent Media Arts.
History in Pieces
Kent Westbrook walks us through his mixed bag of ancient Arkansas' relics and gives insight into his love for collecting.
Country, Year | United States, 2020 |
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Director | Bronson Crabtree |
Cast | Kent Westbrook |
Producer | Bronson Crabtree |
Language | English |
Runtime | 4 MINS, 59 SECS |
Genre | Short |
Event Type | Compilation |
Mi Sueno Americano
Mi Sueno Americano follows the filmmaker's grandfather retelling his journey immigrating to the United States and becoming a business owner.
Country, Year | United States, 2020 |
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Director | Joe Cardoza |
Producer | Joe Cardoza |
Language | English |
Runtime | 8 MINS, 24 SECS |
Genre | Short |
Event Type | Compilation |
Silver Dollar
Inspired by the Poetic Memoir by Manuel Nava Leal, Silver Dollar mixes magic and memory in the cotton fields of Texas.
This film is part of the Borders | No Borders shorts program, which is available across North America.
Country, Year | United States, 2019 |
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Director | Stephanie Saint Sanchez |
Producer | Stephanie Saint Sanchez |
Language | English |
Runtime | 7 MINS, 00 SECS |
Genre | Short |
Event Type | Compilation |
Plane Pretend
In 1980 South Texas, Pilar and her little brothers are ecstatic to take their first flight; but they must hide their excitement or they risk everything.
Country, Year | United States, 2019 |
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Director | Sharon Arteaga |
Writer | Sharon Arteaga |
Cast | Emilce Escobar, Marita De La Torre, Sergio Alfredo Torres, Alan Mayagoitia, Alberto Mayagoitia |
Producer | Marisol Medrano |
Language | English, Spanish |
Runtime | 18 MINS, SECS |
Genre | Short |
Event Type | Compilation |
Where It Stands
This short documentary follows community members and advocates as they face the challenge of preserving and documenting Texas Freedom Colonies— African American communities scattered throughout the state of Texas, built in the aftermath of the Civil War by former slaves.
Country, Year | United States, 2020 |
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Director | Owen Schwartzbard |
Producer | The Bullock Texas State History Museum, Edwards Media |
Language | English |
Runtime | 5 MINS, 55 SECS |
Genre | Short |
Event Type | Compilation |
Pancho Clause
For more than 30 years, Richard Reyes has been playing Pancho Clause, a chicano twist on Santa Clause. Every year he puts together a toy drive, and gives out gifts to parents and children who can't afford presents.
Country, Year | United States, 2020 |
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Director | Javier Fernandez |
Producer | Javier Fernandez |
Language | English |
Runtime | 7 MINS, 00 SECS |
Genre | Short |
Event Type | Compilation |
Beirut on the Bayou
In 1902, Raif Shwayri’s grandfather emigrated from Lebanon to the U.S., where he worked as a peddler in Louisiana, defying the odds to build a lasting legacy. The writer retraces his grandfather’s footsteps to reveal a compelling hidden history along the Cajun bayou.
Country, Year | United States, 2019 |
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Director | Brent Joseph |
Writer | Raif Shwayri |
Cast | Raif Shwayrti, Fred Joseph, Al Joseph, Glen Pitre |
Producer | Brent Joseph |
Language | Arabic, English, English Subtitles, French |
Runtime | 24 MINS, 00 SECS |
Genre | Short |
Event Type | Compilation |