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 · 0h 7m · Documentary
Genres: 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.
Director: Emily Packer
Cinematography: Maria Teresa Fernández
Editor: Emily Packer