The Simple History Series: Collection One - Softcover

Gerlach, J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0978866541 ISBN 13: 9780978866549

Publisher: Microcosm Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Bill Brown returns with 3 new films. The Other Side explores US/Mexico immigration issues and activist groups that supply water and rides to people crossing the border who are stranded or lost in the desert. At a time when border politics and immigration are all over the news, it's great to get an independent, emotional, and real piece of film about what is going on. Bill is more like a silent observer showing us what he sees and narrates in a manner that is informative without being totally detached. Hub City is a short about Lubbock, TX - the home of Buddy Holly and trajectories of death and small towns. AA Trailer is a goofy short about the joy of film making for The Ann Arbor Film Festival. Shot beautifully on real film, these experimental documentaries represent a hometown of past, present, or future.

About this title

About the Author:

Bill Brown lives in Detroit, MI where he teaches film production. He has been publishing his zine Dream Whip since the mid 1990s. Bill has made several short documentary films that have screened around the world at venues including the New York Underground, Ann Arbor and Sundance Film Festivals.

Review:

“The desert that marks the border between the U.S. and Mexico is the

subject of Bill Brown’s deeply personal reflection on and exposé of the

challenges surrounding Mexican immigration. Pensive, raw, and luminous images construct a montage of a land where immigrants leave traces of their struggles and hopes. Traveling along these same paths, Brown shows us where the idea of America is up for grabs and explores the vicissitudes of the politics and activism behind U.S. immigration policies. We ride in the cars of activists protecting the rights of migrants, set up water stations, listen to the tales of crossing attempts, learn the history of the land, and watch the shadows creep across the fixtures of life isolated in the desert”

--Harlie Dover, Brooklyn Underground Film Festival

About this edition

• Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0978866541
• ISBN 13: 9780978866549
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336