ABSTRACT
The post-crisis border films in this chapter explore the status and experience of migrant labor and explore forms of activism. Cesar Chavez, Los Bastardos, and Machete dramatize the demand for human rights and equality, antiracist struggles, and the right for self-determination. And they show that the struggle to obtain these demands is successful, issuing hope and optimism for new generations of media activists. These border films represent a reconfigured cultural politics around social movements that create networks and alliances across social divisions, cultural divides, and the borders between nations.
