Borderland Blues
its inhabitants to accept the border situation. Living in Southern Arizona means daily
encounters with the U.S. border patrol and to live with the fence, that already covers 670
miles of the Southern border. Its a life between drones, checkpoints and surveillance
towers, designed to detect terrorists and weapons of mass destruction.
There is a division between those, calling for more security, and those who demand
compassion and support for the appr. 300 migrants, who lose their lives in the Sonoran
desert each year, when trying to cross into the country.
Borderland Blues offers a glimpse into the complex reality of this frontier region and
follows a kaleidoscope of characters, who live and work close to the border. It also visits
the Border Security Expo, the world’s largest event focused on border security technology
and industry.
Zürich Film Festival//23.9.2016
Nomination in the category Deutscher Wettbewerb
Hof - Internationale Hofer Filmtage//2016
Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest//2016
Nonfiktionale//2017
This Human World//2016