Frontierland

Frontierland 1995 Directed by Jesse Lerner , Ruben Ortiz Fronterilandia

This DVD examines the multiple points of cultural contact between the United States and Mexico. From the Santa Barbara Fiestas and South Carolina's kitschy "South of the Border" tourist complex, to a Mexican Beatles cover band and Chicano rap, this film reveals the borderlands as a laboratory of hybridity that continues to ignite the popular imagination of each nation. Working at the boundaries of experimental film and documentary travelogue, this film weaves together found footage, interviews, performance art, and music video, producing a masterful commentary that is at once poetic, disturbing and hilarious. Includes appearances by Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Aztlán Underground, among others.

Countries Mexico , USA

Production Countries Mexico , USA

Language Spanish

Spoken Languages English , Spanish

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies Fideicomiso Para la Cultura Mexico-Estados Unidos , Fronterilandia Productions

Release Date 16 September 1995

77 mins