| November 20, 2005 |
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Border Film Project
The  premise is simple: Distribute disposable cameras to migrants attempting to illegally cross the U.S.–Mexican border and to U.S. civilians who spend their free time actively looking for them. Enclose a self-addressed envelope and incentive offers (gas cards, retail discount offers), and post the results. The migrant photographs are sobering: men hopping fences, riding trucks, sleeping in the desert. The images from the volunteer border watchers, or "minutemen," are equally grim; most feature middle-aged Caucasian men surrounded by lots of automotive and surveillance equipment. Created by an advertising exec, an investment banker, and a Rhodes Scholar, the project aims to put a face on the tangled politics of the border. It succeeds. If it all gets a little too heavy, you may want to check out the ostrich music video on the short films page. (in Photojournalism) |
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