To the Other Side

To the Other Side offers a sensitive and humane look at the complexities surrounding Mexican border culture by focusing on a young singer of corridos, outlaw ballads about drug running and illegal immigrant life.

The film features interviews and music from the most famous corrido musicians, including Grammy-winners Los Tigros del Norte and the late Chalino Sanchez, whose musical martyrdom equals that of Tupac Shakur. (66 mins., video)

Also screening is Birdkillers, a documentary short about Mexicans in New York City. (19 mins., video)