An award-winning documentary about undocumented immigration from Mexico
Based on a study of 700 families in rural Mexico, The Other Side of Immigration explores the root causes of Mexican immigration and the effects of mass migration on the Mexican countryside. The Other Side of Immigration is the winner of the American Library Association Notable Video Award and was named "Best Documentary" on The Hill's list of best civil rights films of all time. It has screened at hundreds of film festivals, universities, museums, conferences, public libraries, and community events, including the San Antonio Film Festival, the American Museum of Natural History, Princeton University, the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Conference, the American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference and many others. It is used for professional development training by the U.S. Department of State and in high school and college classrooms throughout the United States.
Written and Directed by Roy Germano, Ph.D. 55 mins / in Spanish with English subtitles
One of the "best civil rights movies of all time" - The Hill
A documentary about immigrants that "everyone should watch right now" - HuffPost
Notable Video of the Year - American Library Association
"The Other Side of Immigration does more than any other work to give people otherwise disparaged as 'threatening' and 'illegal' a human face" - Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University
“A must-see for anyone serious about the subject” - Crooks & Liars
“A beautifully shot film” that “shows the human side of immigration” - Lisa Derrick, FireDogLake.com
“Most original presentation of a current political issue” - Politics on Film/Bipartisan Policy Center