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Too Long Here

"First Lady Pat Nixon inaugurates “Friendship Park” where the US-Mexico border meets the sea, but decades later will her promise of a shared space hold up?"

2020-11-14 es 7m
Documentary
On August 18, 1971, First Lady Pat Nixon declared a stretch of land along the US-Mexico border a “Friendship Park,” willing two countries toward a common future. Decades later, this spirited inauguration hangs above the meeting place like a specter, charged by the border’s harsh realities. Vibrant digitized color film from the Richard Nixon Presidential Library along with stirring musical and oral performances from the inaugural event clash against the present, as TOO LONG HERE ponders the implications of an empty promise.

Director

Emily Packer

Editor

Emily Packer

Executive Producer

John Fanestil

Cinematography

Maria Teresa Fernández

Translator

Maria Teresa Fernández

Archival Footage Research

Wade McKnight

Status

Released

Countries

  • Mexico
  • United States of America

Companies

  • Marginal Gap Films
  • Friends of Friendship Park

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