De La Torre, Vincent film director, editor. De La Torre, Miguel A. screenwriter. De La Torre, Deborah film producer. moving image videorecording Documentary films. Historical films. Streaming video. mx 2016 monographic eng spa spa 1 online resource (1 video file (53 min.)) : sound, color. Trails of Hope and Terror is a 53-minute documentary that ends with the stories of two teenage girls, Sandra and Josseline. One encounters the border (La Frontera) by accident, and the other on purpose. But their journeys, along with the others we hear about in the film, began hundreds of years ago, as complicated political and economic strategies set up a vast system from which there is little hope of escape. Manifest Destiny, the Mexican-American War, Gun-Boat Diplomacy, Banana Republics, NAFTA, Operation Gatekeeper. . . all of these political events led up to a system of "prevention through deterrence." In other words, if people were forced to cross a desert in where they were likely to die, then they might think twice about the risks. The fact is, no one was deterred. In Trails of Hope and Terror, we will hear stories about the people whose families needed them. At the time, they felt it was the right thing to do. So they crossed anyway. -- directed and edited by Vincent De La Torre ; screenplay, Miguel A. De La Torre ; produced by Deborah De la Torre. In Spanish and English; with English subtitles for Spanish dialogs. Semi finalist Social World Film Festival, 2017 Winner Cine Miami Fest, 2017 Winner (In) Justice for All Film Festival, 2017 Winner Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes, 2016 n-mx--- n-us--- Mexican-American Border Region Emigration and immigration Mexico Emigration and immigration History United States Emigration and immigration History https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com/film/1628/ https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com/cover?id=1628 https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com/film/1628/ https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com/cover?id=1628 DGITA 220204 DIGFLMLIB1389 eng