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Tijuaneados Anonymous: a Teardrop, a Smile| 1hr : 19mins
Director: Jose Luis Figueroa & Ana Paola Rodriguez | Producer: Galatea Audiovisual
Focus Years: 2009 | Country: Mexico
Subject Tags: americas, mexico, oppression, poverty, violence
Quality Tags: Optimistic, Slow, Activating, Harmonizing
Synopsis:
The border city of Tijuana, México is experiencing a crisis of unprecedented violence and ungovernability, this situation affects the daily lives of its inhabitants. Every week, a group of people get together in Tijuaneados Anonymous to share experiences and discuss solutions to the erosive phenomenon that affects: the tijuaneado. With painful or playful stories, absurd human tragedies, and heroic deeds, the characters reflect on the city, imagining how they want Tijuana to be and how they want to be as individuals.
Tijuaneados Anonymous: a Teardrop, a Smile | 1hr : 19mins

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