"A Day Without a Mexican" is a "mocumentary" - a real documentary about a false event! California is shocked. One third of its population has disappeared and they are all Hispanics. Reporters take to the streets to capture the immediate effects of the crisis: "The Mexicans disappeared? That's great!" Have you been to the store...$6 for a head of lettuce, $8 for a pound of tomatoes." The film mixes facts and fiction with a touch of humor. Fact and fiction quickly begin to look alike, calling into question the idea of "objectivity" and "documentary as the truth."
Type: DocumentaryLength: 30 minutes
Year: 1997
Audio Language: English
Subtitles: None
Themes: Mexico
Director(s): Yareli Arizmendi & Sergio Arau
