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100 Ways to Cross the Border, dir. Amber Bay Bemak, USA / Mexico 2022, 84 min., English & Spanish with Spanish & English subtitles, recom. rating 18
‘I’ve been fighting to control my image for only 40 years and the fight never ends!’ notes Gómez-Peña ironically, turning the camera for a moment on the film’s director Amber Bay Bemak, reversing the gaze. The moment encapsulates their life as a Mexican/Chicanx performance artist, activist and founder of the trans-disciplinary arts organisation La Pocha Nostra (LPN), as well as Bemak’s approach as a documentary filmmaker.
Both attempt to queer all sorts of borders – not only territorial, but also those relating to race, gender, sexuality and even filmmaking. With intimacy and honesty, this film shares Gómez-Peña and LPN’s ethos and practice, creating an open space for collaboration both behind and in front of the camera, resulting in a work which embodies LPN’s multicentric and fluid approach to narrative.
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