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In partnership with the UA's School of Sociology, School of Theatre, Film & Television, Binational Migration Institute, Hanson Film Institute and College of Fine Arts, the DocScapes Film & Workshop Series is thrilled to launch our 2021-22 season Friday September 10 at The Loft Cinema with the Tucson theatrical premiere of MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY.
Co-directed by Jeff Bemiss and Lisa Molomot, Produced and Edited by Jacob Bricca, this feature documentary is an intimate and nuanced window into the ongoing human rights tragedy on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The film follows the stories of two families searching for their loved ones who went missing in the fields of Brooks County, Texas after crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. On their search they meet vigilante ranchers, human smugglers, humanitarian activists, and Border Patrol agents, all of whom are locked in a proxy version of the national immigration debate. They also discover a sobering truth: the deadliest part of the journey was far from the border. A gripping investigative documentary and also a deeply humane portrait of the human rights workers, activists, and law enforcement agents who confront the life-and-death consequences of a broken immigration system.
The DocScapes event on Sep 10 includes a post-screening discussion with filmmakers Molomot and Bricca and a panel of distinguished immigration scholars and activists. Seating remains at half-capacity for Covid safety, so purchasing advance tickets is highly recommended.
Co-presented by the UA School of Sociology, the UA School of Theatre, Film & Television, the Binational Migration Institute, the Hanson Film TV Institute, and the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts.