Porvenir, Texas

Streaming video - 2019

In the early morning hours of January 28th, 1918, the west Texas border town known as Porvenir ceased to exist. Discover the true story behind the 1918 massacre of 15 Mexican men in this tiny border town. 100 years later, the film asks what led to the events of that fateful night and reveals the tensions that remain along the border a century later.

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Subjects
Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : PBS 2019.
2022.
Language
English
Other Authors
Andrew Shapter (film director), Anthony Gonzalez (actor), Azgad Crisostomo, DJ Morrison, Jose Marrero, Penelope Gil
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (56 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).