DVD RELEASE

The Other Side of Immigration will soon be released on DVD and available for download through vendors such as iTunes and Amazon.com. In the meantime, sign up for our email updates to stay posted about the release date and pre-orders. University librarians should write roygermano@gmail.com to reserve a pre-release copy.


HOST A SCREENING

The Other Side of Immigration has screened at dozens of colleges, universities, film festivals, conferences, and events in the United States and Europe. Bring the film to your community today! Send an email to booking@roygermano.com to tell us about your organization and event. Director Roy Germano is an expert on Mexican immigration. Invite him to speak at your event.


DVD EXTRAS

The DVD will contain a number of special features, including a full commentary by director Roy Germano, the option to play the film with both English and Spanish subtitles on at the same time (perfect for community screenings), and 15 minutes of never before seen footage, deleted scenes, and extra interviews.


WHY THIS FILM IS UNIQUE

Many good documentaries have been made about immigration.  Most, however, tend to focus on border issues, the process of crossing the border, or the struggles of immigrants living in the United States. The Other Side of Immigration, on the other hand, was shot entirely in Mexico and provides a rare look at the migration phenomenon through the eyes of the residents of “high-emigration” towns in rural Mexico.There is no narrator telling you what to believe in The Other Side of Immigration, nor are there “bad guys,” “good guys,” or “victims.” Rather, in contrast to many films on the subject, The Other Side of Immigration avoids ideological arguments and instead relies on the director’s doctoral research to convey it’s subtle yet thought-provoking message. By understanding “the other side” of the story, we’ll begin to think about new and more creative ways that the U.S. and Mexican governments can work together to solve our undocumented immigration problem.


SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

The Other Side of Immigration argues that migration is the byproduct of larger social, political, and economic forces and a phenomenon that affects those who stay behind in Mexico positively and negatively. Rather than focus on just one aspect of the migration phenomenon or a few personal stories, The Other Side of Immigration is organized around major themes in migration and development research, blending structural perspectives and personal accounts to leave audiences with a unique and wide-ranging outlook on the issue. The Other Side of Immigration is therefore just as much a film about social norms, global markets, agricultural policy, well-intentioned political goals, corruption, brotherhood, children, families, income multipliers, difficult tradeoffs, and outside-the-box thinking as it is a film about immigration.