The Fence

Year
2009
Country
USA
Duration:
36 mins

Overview

This important film by acclaimed documentarian Rory Kennedy looks at a 700-mile fence that was built in 2006 and runs along the northern border of Mexico. It’s meant to keep illegal immigrants out of the U.S., but the problem is that it cost $3.1 billion to build, still isn’t finished and doesn’t fulfill its purpose. While this crisply made, short documentary examines why the fence exists and what it does and doesn’t accomplish, it also asks bigger questions, such as, Who have we become as Americans that we need a giant fence to keep people out?
—DH

Production Team

Director
Rory Kennedy

Festival Screenings

Featured in the 2010 Mountainfilm Festival.

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