I am really excited to begin sharing more about the documentary project I have been working on as part of the Creative Catalyst Program with the San Diego Foundation.
My original concept was focusing on border issues in San Diego-Tijuana through the lens of a particular immigration raid, titled 18 Bakers. Well, as often happens in the making of a documentary, the project has shifted. (18 Bakers is still being developed, btw.) The new title is Facing North.
I have included this snippet of audio from an early interview I did with Ray Uzeta in San Diego. We were talking about border issues and he mentioned this concept of San Diego not acknowledging or recognizing itself as a border city, even though it is home to one of the largest border regions in the world. This really hit home for me.
Being a resident of San Diego, it amazes me how close I am to Mexico, yet how far away it really feels. It may as well be in another time zone in a lot of ways.
So this piece of audio represents a source of inspiration for this interactive documentary project, now titled “Facing North.”