Everyone Their Grain of Sand examines the impact of global industrialization on land ownership in Tijuana.The film follows the struggle of the community of Maclovio Rojas, a highly-organized, low-income community on the outskirts of Tijuana which has been in a land struggle for over 15 years. The community is in conflict with the state government, which wants to evict them and use the land for corporate development. In December 2002 the state arrested one community leader and attempted to arrest two others who managed to escape and go into hiding, where they remain to this day. The film locates this struggle within the context of globalization, NAFTA, the maquiladora industry and the sociopolitical landscape of the U.S./Mexican border.
Beth Bird has worked as producer, director, editor, and sound recordist for over ten years producting documentaries including D2KLA, Tijuana: Border Staging, Mama-motherhood among border officers and dogs, and Love Know No Borders. She is currently working on Border Stories: Tales for the Global Era, a four-part video documentary series on the San Diego/Tijuana border whch examines the relationship between Southern California and Baja California in the context of globalization.
erbphoenix@aol.com
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Everyone Their Grain of Sand
Excerpt of 90:00 Piece, USA/Mexico, 2004
Program: Globalize This!
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