After making television components all night, carmen comes home to a. City of factories tells the story of the human costs of globalization. Maquilapolis is one of the most authoritative documentaries on crossborder organizing. This film was supported by a grant from the sundance institute documentary fund. Rosalinda fregoso, chair, latin americanlatino studies, university of california santa cruz maquilapolis is a compelling look at the high, hidden costs of the global economy. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Maquilapolis looks at life across the border local. City of factories takes its name and stores from the. Over the course of five years, a group of factory workers worked with the filmmakers to tell their stories. City of factories tv episode 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Maquilapolis city of factories, 2006 article in the journal of latin american and caribbean anthropology 122. The maquiladora industry impact on the social and economic situation in mexico in the era of globalization chapter pdf available january 2014 with 14,279 reads how we measure reads. Maquilapolis 2006 workers in sweatshops along mexicos northern border struggle to make ends meet.
Carmen duran works the graveyard shift in one of tijuanas 800. Carmen duran works the graveyard shift in one of tijuanas 800 maquiladoras. In making this documentary, the filmmakers worked collaboratively with the factory workers, providing cameras to the women and teaching them how to shoot. Just over the border in mexico is an area peppered with maquiladoras.
Lourdes pressures the government to clean up a toxic waste dump left behind by a departing factory. It filmed in tijuana, baja california and focuses on the factories on the. A coproduction of the independent television service itvs. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. With nearly one million employees pollution drains from the factories down to the. The film also focuses on another protagonist who discusses the environmental damage the factories have done to her town and.
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