The piece of artwork that I chose is a movie that was released in 2008, called “Under the Same Moon”. It was written by Ligiah Villalobos and directed by Patricia Riggen. The movie depicts the pain of a Mexican mother who makes the tough decision of leaving behind her child and family in order to seek a better life for her child as well as herself. It specifically focuses on the relationship between a mother and her child who have to go through hardships in order to reunite again in the U.S. I believe this movie wants to share with us the broader image of illegal immigrants who cross the border in order to seek a better life in the U.S. This movie shows the desperation of a child who wants to reunite with his mother but has to overcome heavy obstacles: first he must find a way of crossing over the border, 2nd he must find a way to locate his mother without knowing any English.
I chose this piece of artwork because I really enjoyed this movie when I first watched it a long time ago. Since then it has been one of my favorite movies and I think it shares a beautiful yet eye-opening story of what undocumented immigrants have to go through just to seek a better life in a country they have never been to and don’t know the language of.
Hi Martha, this is great. Since your artifact is pretty small in scope–just one film–I would suggest thinking of your paper as an investigation/ exposee into the experience of undocumented Mexican immigrants to the US. When you discuss the experience in detail, you can touch on the inaccuracies in how the experience is portrayed publicly, and then use Under the Same Moon as an example of an accurate portrayal.
I remember seeing this movie a few years ago and loved it. I thought that they did an amazing job showing what immigrants have to go through in order to reach a better life.
The movie seems to be a perfect source for your topic. It was also I movie that I’ve watched before and it shows so much emotion. A question that you can focus on is why is it considered illegal to be an immigrant. This is a question that I have because many people who come illegally don’t even do it for wrong.