Screening of "Maquilapolis" (EJ Film Fest at Stanford)
Maquilapolis: City of Factories (2006) - In a world where multi-national factories may move anywhere while workers remain stuck, what happens when women in Tijuana fight back?
Maquilapolis is an especially personal and fascinatingly styled documentary about the terrible conditions of people who work in the factories belonging to the multinationals on the Mexican-American border for a pittance.
Thursday, May 23rd. 5:00-8:00pm
Roble Hall Theater- 374 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305
This screening will include free food, interactive activities, and a panel discussion with members of the film production team and voices from our Stanford community.
This is the fourth screening event of the inaugural Environmental Justice Film Festival at Stanford University, an interactive film screening and community engagement series about climate change and environmental equity.
Climate change is primarily a water crisis. We feel its impacts through worsening floods, rising sea levels, shrinking ice fields, the disruption of food systems, wildfires and droughts.
These climate-related risks are disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, including women, children, ethnic minorities, poor communities, migrants or displaced persons, older populations, and those with underlying health conditions.
Storytelling is a proven method used to simplify complex concepts and inspire people to action through emotional resonance. The Environmental Justice Film Festival is an opportunity to share powerful stories about climate change and mobilize the Stanford community toward sustainable environmental impact work.
The two primary goals of the screening series are Education and Community Engagement.
The four proposed screening events will: 1.) enlighten the community on how people from marginalized societies, across the globe, have responded to climate change and 2.) facilitate purposeful discussion and data gathering around people’s understanding of environmental challenges and capacity to create positive change.
Other Films in this Series:
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust (2021) - Native Americans, former Japanese American WWII prisoners, and environmentalists form an unexpected alliance to defend their water, their history, and their culture.
Katrina Babies (2022) - An intimate look at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and its impact on the youth of New Orleans.
Marcher sur l’Eau (2021) - “Above Water” is a film about a 12-year-old named Houlaye who lives in Niger, and travels several kilometers each day to fetch water. The village got together to construct a well. This is the promise of a new life for people who have literally been walking on water since birth.