THE IN BETWEEN is a lovely film.
This is a chronicle of filmmaker Robie Flores, who in the wake of the death of one of brothers returns home to Eagle Pass which is on the US border with Mexico. There she reconnects to life and the place she grew up.
While we have seen similar films before, rarely have we seen one that is as vital and as important as this one. Kicking the notion of immigrants along America’s southern border to the curb, THE IN BETWEEN sets the record straight, The people who are coming to America are actually just like everyone else. It’s a wild concept that those on the far right are not going to want to consider. The power in the film is simply that Flores simply shows us her life. There is no embellishment, it is simply life in a small town in Texas. That may not sound like much but in a time where the media fans the flames that anyone who isn’t white is a potential threat it’s so nice to be shown that isn’t the case.
There is no false drama, just life.
There is a magic to it all. Watching the film I found myself lifted. Just like Flores I reconnected to life because I was seeing that there is life out there beyond the shrill screaming of the media.
I really liked this film a great deal.
Recommended.
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