Letters From the Other Side

Director: Heather Courtney

Screening Times

screening in: Lone Star States

9:45 PM, Friday March 10th - Austin Convention Ctr
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4:30 PM, Wednesday March 15th - Austin Convention Ctr
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Synopsis:
Letters From the Other Side interweaves video letters carried across the US/Mexico border by the film's director with the personal stories of women left behind in post-NAFTA Mexico. Director Heather Courtney speaks directly with her subjects through her unobtrusive camera, providing an intimate and intuitive look at the lives of the people who are most affected by today's immigration and trade policies.

Director's Bio:
Heather Courtney is a filmmaker, cinematographer and photographer based in Austin, Texas. Her previous film, Los Trabajadores (The Workers), won the Audience Award at SXSW in 2001, and was broadcast nationally on the PBS series Independent Lens in 2003.