Filmmaker Eddie Sanchez tries to connect his life now to the one he had while growing up by using interviews with his parents and the VHS tapes that they shot where they recorded their migration to the US. Sanchez seeks to work out how the family with connection to Mexico changed and resulted in children who are less connected to their parents, the country of the origin and the old ways, and instead speaking English and more American.
I think this film is absolutely brilliant.Sanchez has made a magnificent film that really hits home. Filled with moments that reveal how people see each other (Sanchez points this out). It’s a film that makes us see how the act of moving to a new country changes us on all sorts of levels. What makes the film so telling is that Sanchez knows what moments to use to illustrate his points. Rarely has any film so perfectly nailed each and every point.
And while I will happily die on the hill that MEXICANAMERICAN is one of the best films at Tribeca and possibly the year, I will also say that the film didn’t fully emotionally connect to me. It is not that there is anything bad with the film, but rather that the film just ticked the grey cells but didn’t play the heart strings. It’s nothing bad, just a mention that this is more a film for my head then heart.
A must see at Tribeca, especially if you want to understand how changing countries can change who we are,
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