Maquilapolis

Maquilapolis
Directed by Vicky Funari, Sergio de la Torre
Produced by Vicky Funari, Sergio de la Torre
Cinematography Daniel Gorrell, Sophie Constantinou
Edited by Vicky Funari
Distributed by California Newsreel
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
Running time
68 minutes
Country Mexico
United States
Language Spanish
English

Maquilapolis (from Spanish: Maquiladora, referring to the manufacturing operations in a free trade zone, and Greek: πόλις, meaning city) is a 2006 documentary film by Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre. It filmed in Tijuana, Baja California and focuses on the factories on the U.S.-Mexican border.[1] The film was made in collaboration with its subjects. Funari and De La Torre established workshops for the woman to learn how to use video equipment to tell their own stories.[2]

References

  1. PBS Synopsis
  2. "Maquilapolis-City-of-Factories - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.


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