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El mar la mar
El mar la mar
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EL MAR LA MAR

Directed by Joshua Bonnetta, J.P. Sniadecki
United States, 2017
Documentary

Synopsis

Representing the sensory experience of landscape, fauna and climate, this anthropological essay about border crossings explores the harrowing journeys of undocumented migrants crossing the inhospitable and arid Sonoran Desert—a strategic point of passage located between Mexico and the USA.

Synopsis

Representing the sensory experience of landscape, fauna and climate, this anthropological essay about border crossings explores the harrowing journeys of undocumented migrants crossing the inhospitable and arid Sonoran Desert—a strategic point of passage located between Mexico and the USA.

Our take

Combining chilling audio interviews and 16mm images of the Sonoran Desert, this engrossing documentary offers a damning portrait of the U.S. and Mexico border crisis. From directors Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki, El mar la mar_ is an immersive portrait of the conditions endured by migrants.