The Other Side of Immigration

The Other Side of Immigration is a 2010 documentary film directed by Roy Germano that explores why so many people leave the Mexican countryside to work in the United States and what happens to the families and communities they leave behind. The film is based on Germanos interviews with over 700 households in Mexico, which he carried out while doing Ph.D. research on remittances at the University of Texas at Austin. The Other Side of Immigration is distributed by Team Love Records, a company founded by musician Conor Oberst.

The film features music by Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, and Cuarteto Latinoamericano.The Other Side of Immigration has been reviewed positively by various bloggers and educators. David Neiwert of Crooks and Liars called The Other Side of Immigration a mustsee for anyone serious about the subject. Blogger Lisa Derrick of FireDogLake.com called the film a beautifully shot documentary that shows the human side of immigration. The blog Filmsweep said the film packs more in its short running time than some docs do in twice its length. Princeton University professor and immigration researcher Douglas Massey said that The Other Side of Immigration does more than any other work to give people otherwise disparaged as threatening and illegal a human face.... ........

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