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‘Purgatorio’: A Haunting Journey Into the U.S.-Mexico Border

This new documentary blurs the lines on the map to make a point about borders

<p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-4ab6a07c-ec09-56bc-07d3-9de5478d0130">This is not a typical documentary about the U.S.-Mexico border. 'Purgatorio' doesn’t show experts revealing shocking facts, or shaky footage of migrants running away from the U.S. border patrol. Instead, Reyes takes viewers on a reflective -and often raw- journey through a surreal region that is full of contrasts.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-4ab6a07c-ec0a-eafe-dd1e-2f0120f02a88">Reyes will be showing the documentary around the United States in October. Visit his website <a href="http://www.rrcinema.com/">rrcinema.com</a> for more information on dates and locations.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p><p dir="ltr"></p><div class="media media-element-container media-default"><div id="file-75064" class="file file-video file-video-oembed oembed-video oembed-default oembed-vimeo">

  
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Radio Ambulante: Unscripted

Conflict

Advocates suggest another option for US-bound Central Americans: Stay and work in Mexico

Justice

President Trump, do you plan to prosecute those who give aid or shelter to undocumented immigrants?

Members of a caravan of migrants from Central America pray near the San Ysidro checkpoint after the first fellow migrants entered U.S. territory to seek asylum, at an improvised shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 30, 2018.

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Natural disasters

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Global Politics

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Development

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Critical State

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Science & Technology

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The geology behind the deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

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Culture

Tourists spend thousands of dollars to schlep to Bhutan when they can just go to El Paso

Lalo Alcaraz warns the sensitive to avoid his new show, 'Bordertown'

US-Mexico border

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