list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Mojados: Through the Night on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Mojados_Through_the_Night/261634/default.aspx Title: Mojados: Through the Night
Year: 2004
Director: Tommy Davis
Plot: In 1995, the United States Border Patrol began employing new strategies in guarding the border between the U.S. and Mexico as part of a bid to reduce the number of illegal immigrants coming into America. While the Border Patrol's plan enjoyed some success, it also created a new problem -- with the easiest routes from Mexico to the United States now heavily guarded, mojados (Mexican slang for the illegal immigrants) began following roundabout paths through the mountains and wastelands, which caused a growing number of travelers to die en route due to exposure, exhaustion, or lack of food and water. First-time filmmaker Tommy Davis, who grew up in a Texas border town and became concerned about the growing fatalities among illegal immigrants, traveled to Michoacan, Mexico, and returned to Texas in the company of four men making the dangerous voyage across the border. Serving as a one-man camera and sound crew, Davis shot Mojados: Through the Night during a 120-mile trip through the desert as Oso, Guapo, Viejo, and Tigre attempt to make their way into Texas -- some have done it before, and all are looking to find work so they can better support their families at home. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:39:24 GMTMojados: Through the Night2004Tommy DavisIn 1995, the United States Border Patrol began employing new strategies in guarding the border between the U.S. and Mexico as part of a bid to reduce the number of illegal immigrants coming into America. While the Border Patrol's plan enjoyed some success, it also created a new problem -- with the easiest routes from Mexico to the United States now heavily guarded, <I>mojados</I> (Mexican slang for the illegal immigrants) began following roundabout paths through the mountains and wastelands, which caused a growing number of travelers to die en route due to exposure, exhaustion, or lack of food and water. First-time filmmaker Tommy Davis, who grew up in a Texas border town and became concerned about the growing fatalities among illegal immigrants, traveled to Michoacan, Mexico, and returned to Texas in the company of four men making the dangerous voyage across the border. Serving as a one-man camera and sound crew, Davis shot Mojados: Through the Night during a 120-mile trip through the desert as Oso, Guapo, Viejo, and Tigre attempt to make their way into Texas -- some have done it before, and all are looking to find work so they can better support their families at home. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide10Taggedy Taggged (6-10)21http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t64434lkk1x.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Mojados_Through_the_Night/261634/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/3/14/26222.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: One Minute to Nine is one of those documentaries where the right footage falls in the hands of a really gifted filmmaker who knows intuitively how to treat it, and creates something that will blow you away. It begins as the story of the last five days before a battered wife who killed her husband goes to prison. What it becomes is a Hitcockian thriller that leaves you terminally wondering about justice and how messily it’s dealt out. I interviewed director Tommy Davis (Mojados: Through the Night - currently in my queue) about when he discovered this movie was going way beyond his original scope and why it’s causing him to “give a lot of bad interviews.” SXSW 2008: Tommy Davis interview (Written transcript after the jump) (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:01:23 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com3/14/2008 3:01:23 PMOne Minute to Nine is one of those documentaries where the right footage falls in the hands of a really gifted filmmaker who knows intuitively how to treat it, and creates something that will blow you away. It begins as the story of the last five days before a battered wife who killed her husband goes to prison. What it becomes is a Hitcockian thriller that leaves you terminally wondering about justice and how messily it’s dealt out. I interviewed director Tommy Davis (Mojados: Through the Night - currently in my queue) about when he discovered this movie was going way beyond his original scope and why it’s causing him to “give a lot of bad interviews.” SXSW 2008: Tommy Davis interview (Written transcript after the jump) (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/paul/archive/2008/3/14/26220.aspx Post By: paul
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Post Date: 3/14/2008 3:00:44 PM
Body: One Minute to Nine is one of those documentaries where the right footage falls in the hands of a really gifted filmmaker who knows intuitively how to treat it, and creates something that will blow you away. It begins as the story of the last five days before a battered wife who killed her husband goes to prison. What it becomes is a Hitcockian thriller that leaves you terminally wondering about justice and how messily it’s dealt out. I interviewed director Tommy Davis (Mojados: Through the Night - currently in my queue) about when he discovered this movie was going way beyond his original scope and why it’s causing him to “give a lot of bad interviews.” SXSW 2008: Tommy Davis interview (Written transcript after the jump) (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul
]]>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:00:44 GMTpaulpaul on spout.com3/14/2008 3:00:44 PMOne Minute to Nine is one of those documentaries where the right footage falls in the hands of a really gifted filmmaker who knows intuitively how to treat it, and creates something that will blow you away. It begins as the story of the last five days before a battered wife who killed her husband goes to prison. What it becomes is a Hitcockian thriller that leaves you terminally wondering about justice and how messily it’s dealt out. I interviewed director Tommy Davis (Mojados: Through the Night - currently in my queue) about when he discovered this movie was going way beyond his original scope and why it’s causing him to “give a lot of bad interviews.” SXSW 2008: Tommy Davis interview (Written transcript after the jump) (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/journey/MemberTagFilms.aspxjourney
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