Missing in Brooks County / a Sunlight Factory production ; in association with Fork Films ; in association with Engel Entertainment ; a co-production with ITVS ; directed, filmed and produced by Lisa Molomot and Jeff Bemiss ; produced and edited by Jacob Bricca.

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"Missing in Brooks County ... zeroes in on one South Texas county and documents the toll it takes on family members in search of missing loved ones who made the unauthorized trek across the U.S.-Mexico border. The filmmakers explore why this region can be particularly deadly for migrants and the fla...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Sunlight Factory (Production company)
Fork Films (Production company)
Engel Entertainment (Production company)
Independent Television Service (Production company)
Other Authors: Molomot, Lisa (Film director, Film producer, director of photography.)
Bemiss, Jeff (Film director, Film producer, director of photography.)
Bricca, Jacob (Film producer, Editor of moving image work)
Spradley, M. Katherine (on-screen participant.)
Vickers, Michael (Veterinarian) (on-screen participant.)
Reichman, Ted (composer (expression))
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English and Spanish dialogue; with subtitles in English for Spanish dialogue; closed-captioned in English. Website includes transcript.
Published: [Tucson, Ariz.] : [Sunlight Factory], [2020]
Edition:[81 min. version].
Subjects:
Noncitizens > Mexican-American Border Region > Death.
Noncitizens > Texas > Brooks County > Death.
Noncitizens > Texas > Brooks County > Identification.
Noncitizens > Government policy > Texas > Brooks County.
Border security > United States.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Brooks County (Tex.)
Unauthorized immigration > Mexican-American Border Region.
Unauthorized immigration > Texas > Brooks County.
Unauthorized immigration > Government policy > Texas > Brooks County.
Border security.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Noncitizens.
Noncitizens > Government policy.
Texas > Brooks County.
United States.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Identification.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kaltura MediaSpace - MSU authorized users
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (81 min.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
"Missing in Brooks County ... zeroes in on one South Texas county and documents the toll it takes on family members in search of missing loved ones who made the unauthorized trek across the U.S.-Mexico border. The filmmakers explore why this region can be particularly deadly for migrants and the flaws in local, state and federal systems that make it hard for human remains to be identified."--Time.com
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2020; scheduled to be broadcast on television as an episode of the PBS series, Independent Lens.
Call Number:HV4011.M58 M57 2020 Online
Awards:Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Best Southern Documentary Feature, 2020
Ashland Independent Film Festival, Documentary Feature, 2021
Doc Boston Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature, 2021
Credits:Music by Ted Reichman
Participant or Performer:
On-screen participants: Moises Zavala, Omar Roman, Michelle Chinos, Alex Jara, Eddie Canales, Kate Spradley, Michael Vickers
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title screen (Illumira, viewed August 30, 2021)