Frontierland
1995 · Documentary · 77 min. · United States
This DVD examines the multiple points of cultural contact between the United States and Mexico. From the Santa Barbara Fiestas and South Carolina's kitschy "South of the Border" tourist complex, to a Mexican Beatles cover band and Chicano rap, this film reveals the borderlands as a laboratory of hybridity that continues to ignite the popular imagination of each nation. Working at the boundaries of experimental film and documentary travelogue, this film weaves together found footage, interviews, performance art, and music video, producing a masterful commentary that is at once poetic, disturbing and hilarious. Includes appearances by Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Aztlán Underground, among others.
Direction Jesse Lerner · Ruben Ortiz
Cast Emiliano Alvarez · Alfredo Figueroa · Guillermo Gómez-Peña · Cameron Jamie · Robbin Larsen · Mictlan · Morsa · Federico Navarrete · Pekatrixis · Hugo Sánchez · Aztlan Underground · Carlos Venegas · Sergio Zenteno
Soundtrack Gabriela Ortiz
Screenplay Jesse Lerner · Ruben Ortiz
Cinematography Jesse Lerner · Ruben Ortiz
Original title Frontierland
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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