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200321 minPGdocumentary

Europlex

200321 minPGdocumentary

Daily, sometimes illicit border crossings occur between Morocco and Spain, illustrating a complex interaction between the first and third worlds.

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Ursula Biemann,

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Daily, sometimes illicit border crossings occur between Morocco and Spain, illustrating a complex interaction between the first and third worlds.

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Ursula Biemanndirector

Angela Sandersdirector

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Crossing the border from Morocco to Spain, migrants face daily challenges and dangers. Europlex, a 2003 documentary by Ursula Biemann in collaboration with Angela Sanders, captures these illicit journeys. This 21-minute film is the fourth in Biemann's series of video essays that focus on migration. It presents a stark view of life at this significant border, a meeting point between two different worlds.

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