Copyright (C) 2007, 2008 El Paso, Texas - The powerful documentary "Border Echoes" (Echoes of a Border), created and produced by filmmaker Lorena Mendez-Quiroga, was aired for the first time this week in the border region.
The premiere was held at Little Temple films, El Paso, Texas. Through a special agreement, the producer agreed to disseminate this film, which addresses the theme of the femicide committed in Ciudad Juárez, on Channel (Cable) 14 by El Paso Community College.
were very positive the comments made by those attending the premiere, according to organizers of the exhibition.
Teresa Ortiz, who witnessed the short in El Paso, said: "The documentary is much higher than the Hollywood movie 'Bordertown', and is based on reality. "
The film, with almost two hours, is based on research conducted by journalist Diana Washington Valdez, The Killing Fields: Harvest of Women ( Harvest of Women: Safari in the Mexican desert ). "
This is the story of extreme violence against women in Juarez," said Mendez-Quiroga. "The victims of the killings and women who face violence every day deserve justice."
The film shows scheduled interviews with families of victims, officers and suspects who were found to be guilty manufactured. It also addresses the issue of corruption and the role played by drug trafficking in the scheme of the violence in Juárez.
presents a clear story and in turn, directly and without hesitation.
Today, Mexican authorities have just been informed about the murder of two women in Juárez over the last 36 hours.
Last week, Mexico's federal authorities completed the excavation on a residential property where they found 36 bodies, three of them female.
Since 1 January, has killed more than 145 people in Juarez, mostly male and several policemen. Many of them were executed by armed commandos.
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