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199943 minPGdocumentary

Performing the Border

199943 minPGdocumentary

Ciudad Juarez, a border town near El Paso, Texas, focuses on the lives of Mexican women facing labor challenges and sexual violence in a changing economy.

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Ciudad Juarez, a border town near El Paso, Texas, focuses on the lives of Mexican women facing labor challenges and sexual violence in a changing economy.

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Ursula Biemanndirector

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Ciudad Juarez, a border town adjacent to El Paso, Texas, hosts U.S. multinational corporations that assemble electronic and digital equipment. The film presents a video essay that focuses on the experiences of Mexican women in this area. It addresses the feminization of the global economy and its effects on local labor. Topics include labor division, prostitution, and sexual violence in public spaces. The documentary also looks at how female desires are expressed in the entertainment industry.

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