Documentary Screening: Border South (April 21-23) as part of the HT94 exhibit

ONLINE SCREENING OF BORDER SOUTH

April 21 – 23, 2021

To stem the immigration tide, Mexico and the U.S. collaborate to crack down on migrants, forcing them into ever more dangerous territory.

Every year hundreds of thousands of migrants make their way along the trail running from southern Mexico to the US border. Gustavo’s gunshot wounds from Mexican police, which have achieved abundant press attention, might just earn him a ticket out of Nicaragua. Meanwhile anthropologist Jason painstakingly collects the trail’s remains, which have their own stories to tell. Fragmented stories from Hondurans crossing through southern Mexico assemble a vivid portrait of the thousands of immigrants who disappear along the trail. Border South reveals the immigrants’ resilience, ingenuity, and humor as it exposes a global migration system that renders human beings invisible in life as well as death.

Also watch an interview with the producers Raúl O. Paz Pastrana and Jason de León (creator of the HT94 project and author of The Land of Open Graves).

VISIT THE HOSTILE TERRAIN 94 EXHIBIT IN JOYNER LIBRARY

Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) is a participatory art exhibition occurring in nearly 150 cities around the globe that seeks to memorialize and bear witness to the humanitarian crisis at the U.S./Mexico Border that has claimed the lives of thousands of people since the 1990’s. This tragic loss of human life is the direct result of U.S. border policies that purposefully put migrants into harm’s way. HT94 raises awareness about the human consequences of these policies while also promoting a global discourse on migration through collaboration with hosting partners and exhibition attendees around the world.

For a complete calendar of events, go to: https://anthropology.ecu.edu/department-of-anthropology/hostile-terrain-94-at-ecu/