Missing in Brooks County /

"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...

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Other Authors:	Molomot, Lisa (director of photography.), Bemiss, Jeff (director of photography.), Spradley, M. Katherine (onscreen participant.), Reichman, Ted (composer (expression))
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English Spanish
Language Notes:	English and Spanish dialogue; with subtitles in English for Spanish dialogue; closed-captioned in English
Published:	[Los Angeles, California] : Good Docs, [2020]
Subjects:	Illegal aliens > Mexican-American Border Region > Death. Illegal aliens > Texas > Brooks County > Death. Illegal aliens > Texas > Brooks County > Identification. Illegal aliens > Government policy > Texas > Brooks County. Border security > United States. United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy. Brooks County (Tex.) Documentary films. Feature films. Nonfiction films. Internet videos. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:	Official website

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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
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2020; scheduled to be broadcast on television as an episode of the PBS series, Independent Lens on January 31, 2022.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Awards:	Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, 2020: Best Southern Documentary Feature Award. Ashland Independent Film Festival, 2021: Best Documentary Feature.
Production Credits:	Music by Ted Reichman.