Intimate doc captures life, loss on the U.S.-Mexico border
Family cookouts, the stillness of a river at dusk, teenage conversations. They seem small in the moment, but they’re also the stuff of life itself. Filmmaker Robie Flores takes these small, precious moments and creates something mesmerizing inIn the wake of her brother Marcelo’s passing, Flores returns to her hometown of Eagle Pass, Tex. In an attempt to reawaken memories of their childhood and adolescence growing up on the U.S.-Mexico border, the filmmaker documents life in her hometown.
As someone who had a similar upbringing in a border town, I was immediately familiar with the slices of life Flores offers us. Using young people currently coming of age in Eagle Pass as placeholders for herself, her siblings, and friends, the filmmaker recreates the minutiae of adolescence and delicious simplicity of everyday life. A fishing trip on the Rio Grande showcases something most audiences might not expect: the river as a place of tranquility.
It’s also a world that is haunted by the absence of Marcelo, who was also a filmmaker. His camera, and the footage he shot while he was alive, raise thoughtful questions about memory. His documentation of their everyday lives punctuates the documentary and adds a profound dimension toThe style of the film is as handcrafted as its concept. Flores uses Marcelo’s camera, often in handheld mode, giving the film a lived-in feel, echoing home movies.
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