Against Mexico: The Making of Heroes and Enemies
GALLERY
ABOUT THE FILM
They stare at each other down the barrel of their rifles, Mexican vs. white, and fire in the name of History. Each year dozens of men suit up in the uniforms of Texian rebels and Mexican soldados, pitch tents and recreate the Tejas of 175 years ago in the name of remembering and celebrating the legendary uprising against Mexico.
Against Mexico: The Making of Heroes and Enemies, a short documentary, illustrates how myths and history of wars and battles informs perceptions about ‘heroes’ and ‘enemies’ and how the echoes of history can be heard in current debates about who is entitled to claim the mantle of ‘American.’
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
Michelle Garcia (Producer/Director)
Michelle Garcia is a multiplatform journalist and a native South Texan. She is a producer and reporter with Independent Sources, a public television program covering New York’s ethnic media. Garcia reported for numerous public radio shows and stations, and produced public radio documentaries including investigation into AIDS on the U.S.-Mexico border, women and violence in El Salvador and labor abuses in the post Katrina Gulf Coast.
EDWARD JAMES OLMOS
Artist
Michelle Garcia
Producer/Director
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