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PROJECT BACKGROUND

We are three friends who gathered in the summer of 2005 to find a new way to shed light on the issue of illegal immigration. After filming and traveling on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, we came up with an idea -- a way to document the border through the eyes of the men and women on the line.

To date, we have received 73 cameras -- 38 from migrants and 35 from Minutemen -- with nearly 2,000 pictures in total. The pictures show the human face of immigration, and they challenge us to question our stereotypes and to see through new and personal lenses.

Brett Brett Huneycutt's studies and experience have focused on development in Latin America. With a Fulbright grant, he conducted econometric research and in-depth interviews about migration and the informal economy in El Salvador.\ He has organized seminars on the U.S.-Mexico border, an immersion experience to a Zapatista refugee camp in Chiapas, and dental clinics in two rural Salvadoran villages. Brett graduated first in his class from Boston College with a B.A. in Economics, and then completed an M.Phil. in Economics at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He now works at McKinsey & Company in New York City. He ultimately hopes to pursue a career related to economic development, through business and economic policymaking.
Email brett@borderfilmproject.com
Victoria Victoria Criado graduated from Boston College in 2003 with a B.A. in Political Science and substantial coursework in Economics and Creative Writing. During the summer of 2002, Victoria received a scholarship for a 3-month internship at the Business Council for the United Nations. As an undergraduate, Victoria led two immersion trips to Tijuana, Mexico, focused on immigration and border issues. Victoria completed two years as a Credit Risk Management Analyst for Deutsche Bank on Wall Street in the Emerging Markets-Latin America team. She covered Central America and the Caribbean, traveling to various countries to meet with Central Banks and Finance Ministries. She currently works as a Loan Consultant at ACCION New York, a micro-credit non-profit.
Email victoria@borderfilmproject.com
Rudy Rudy Adler graduated from the University of Arizona with degrees in Finance and Entrepreneurship. He created and successfully ran two online companies while in school, but decided to take a break from the business world after an internship at Salomon Smith Barney on Wall Street left a bad taste in his mouth. After a year of travel, Rudy was one of 12 creatives to be selected for W+K 12, a new ad agency within the larger Wieden + Kennedy. He spent thirteen months in Portland, OR working on award-winning ad campaigns, films, and art shows for companies with a social conscience. Most recently, he worked on national ad campaigns for ESPN and Brand Jordan at Wieden + Kennedy NY.
Email rudy@borderfilmproject.com