Cristina Ibarra
About
Cristina Ibarra‘s latest documentary aired on PBS’ Independent Lens. The New York Times called it “a striking alternative portrait of border life.” Her previous film The Last Conquistador had a PBS broadcast on POV and her award-winning short, Dirty Laundry: A Homemade Telenovela, was also on PBS.
The Infiltrators
In this docu-thriller, two young immigrant-activists get themselves apprehended and detained by Border Patrol – on purpose - in order to uncover and expose cases of abuse in detention centers and to help free others.
Las Marthas
(2012 HEINEKEN VOCES DOCUMENTARY AWARD Recipient)
Las Marthas is a documentary about an extraordinary rite of passage in Laredo, Texas where Mexican-American debutantes are presented at a grand Colonial ball dressed as American revolutionaries – a border tradition that’s 114 years old.