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” teen who just wanted to “get the fuck out” of Eagle Pass to reinvent herself, had dreams of making movies with her brothers, Paco, Alex, and Marcelo.
In the wake of her brother’s death, Flores returned home and reexamined her hometown through new eyes. This reappraisal is the basis of her new film,, an 82-minute feature documentary that premiered at South by Southwest in Austin on March 9. Using a combination of old footage recovered from Mars’ hard drives along with fresh film recorded by siblings in the wake of his death,serves as an homage to Mars’ memory, the culture of South Texas, and the Mexican-American youth who grow up there.
The movie is also an exploration of universal human experiences, like grief and gratitude. Scenes from Flores’ late brother’s hard drives are interwoven with moments captured on film after his death, stitching together elements of the coming-of-age of Eagle Pass’ youth, then and now. In this film, there is no grandiose plot ending to spoil. Bearing witness to the cyclical journeyIn grief, Flores grasps for lessons. “APPRECIATE everything. Welcome the good.
As the film nears its closing scene, we see intimate familial moments before Mars’ death: the twins’ birthday and old footage of Mars and Alex at a football stadium, donning burnt-orange letterman jackets with “Flores twins” emblazoned on the backs.paints a portrait of Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras through the eyes of those who have loved and lost there. It is a love letter to—to the people of these sister cities straddling the U.S.-Mexico divide.
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