In their documentary "Veins in the Gulf," Elizabeth Coffman and Ted Hardin document the ecological and cultural loss of Louisiana's wetlands, exacerbated by the BP oil spill and hurricanes. They screen the film for free Wednesday 5/4 at Columbia College.
The obsessions of three Mexico City residents intertwine in Carlos Enderle's dark comedy "Cronicas Chilangas," screening after a wine and hors d'oeuvres reception tonight at 676 Media Center.
Esau Melendez's documentary "Immigrant Nation! The Battle for the Dream," about Alvira Arellano's standoff with immigration officials, screens Friday in the first Justice Film Festival.
Steev Hise's documentary "On the Edge," examining conditions surrounding the unsolved murders of hundreds of women in Juarez, Mexico, screens Thursday 1/28 at Biblioteca Popular.
Rebecca Cammisa's documentary "Which Way Home," screening Friday 12/11 at Chicago Filmmakers, rides along on a train roof through Mexico with unaccompanied boys stowing away into the United States.