beyond the border

Dir: Ari Palos

Beyond the Border follows the immigrant experience with 17 year old Marcelo

Ayala, who leaves his family on a risky journey to the United States. His

decision to leave Mexico becomes clearer with the insights of his brothers,

who before him, have each made the same journey. Horacio Ayala, has been

in the US for a couple of years. He yearns to return to Mexico. Juan, the

anchor of the brothers, has managed to realize his dream of a family and

stable job in the United States, all the while missing the joy of being with his

family in Mexico. Gonzalo, the oldest, has seen his life unravel, with broken

marriages, jail time and a constant battle with alcoholism.

71 min / 2007 / usA-mexico / ari@dosvatos.com