Embodying the Mexico-US Border with Virtual Reality and Other Imaginings
Iñárritu’s VR experience Carne y Arena, Vizcarra’s documentary La Línea, and Rivera’s sci-fi film Sleep Dealer create unconventional imaginings of the Mexico-US border.
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Ambiguous Loss and Migrant Emotions in Animated Comedy ‘Vivo’
Overlooked at the 2022 Oscars, Kirk DeMicco’s animated comedy Vivo expresses the “Trump-era anxiety” and ambiguous loss surrounding transnational migration.
TIFF 2021: Immigration Influenced ‘Silent Land’ Challenges Easy Judgement
Resisting the temptation to critique the bourgeoise, Aga Woszczyńska’s’ Silent Land, screened at TIFF 2021, is shaped by Europe’s immigration crisis.
TIFF 2021: Immigration Film ‘The Odd-Job Men’ Asks for Empathy
Director Neus Ballús’ The Odd-Job Men (Sis dies corrents), playing at TIFF 2021, encourages our better angels amidst fear of change.
Between the Pages of Contemporary Asian American Literature
There’s an evolution in contemporary Asian American literature from the usual immigrant story to something more nuanced and varied, something that’s more reflective of the varieties of “Asian Americaness”.
Delgres and the 4:00 AM Immigrant Blues
The sophomore LP from Paris-based blues-rock trio Delgres, 4:00 AM, is a cohesive and moving response to the forced migration of people of the Global South.
Sundance 2021: Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Animated ‘Flee’ Leaves You Speechless
Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated Flee fearlessly discusses the value of life, the arbitrary inhumanity of immigration law, and the resilience of family, borders, and identity.
Filmmaker Diane Paragas on ‘Yellow Rose’ and the Heartbreak Behind Anti-Immigration Policies
Director Diane Paragas asks her audience to not bring their politics into her film, Yellow Rose, but to just let it be, as she hopes to show the heartbreak of broken families lost within the politicisation of immigration issues.
Padma Lakshmi’s ‘Taste the Nation’ Questions What, Exactly, Is American Food
Can food alone undo centuries of anti-immigrant policies that are ingrained in the fabric of the American nation? Padma Lakshmi's Taste the Nation certainly tries.
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Cookbooks and Contagion: Recipes for Caring from Fannie Farmer
Cookbooks are rarely read as political or even narrative texts. However, alongside the recipes and lists of ingredients is often rich information about the ideologies and social structures that the foods are consumed within.
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When the Migrants Come to Collect Their Due: On Suketu Mehta’s ‘This Land Is Our Land’
Suketu Mehta offers a powerful, angry, and brilliant defense of immigrant rights in This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto.
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Sense and Sensibility at the World Cup
I've sworn, after learning about the latest kleptocrat billionaire to buy a club, or scrambling from the clash between hooligans and riot police, or hearing a homophobic chant rise up from the stands, I would give up on the game. Anyone with sense would.
