"Mixed Feelings," a terrific documentary about architecture, technology, and social networks in the Tijuana border region will have its nationwide broadcast premiere tomorrow night. Airs on PBS stations throughout the US on Wednesday, March 26 at 10:30 PM (Check your local listings). I've seen it, I've spoken with the filmmaker, and it's thought-provoking stuff. The most memorable image: A long shot of that border fence that extends many hundreds of yards out into the Pacific ocean. Here's a snip from the transcript, Teddy Cruz from San Diego Architect speaking:
"When people think of Latin American architecture they have these sort of fixed images of Luis Barragan and bright colors or pseudo-colonial architecture, but ultimately what interests me, more than anything, is really the attitude towards the city, towards the space. A lot of people talk about transnational metropolis, etc. which is a fantastic image…. the issue of improvisation, of risk-taking, attitudes towards space, of hybridity, cross-programming… something that we live with every day. When you look at maps of the city of Tijuana the Colonia Libertad is represented as a grid, but when your are in the midst of that place there is no grid. There's this sort of very organic juxtaposition, there are no property lines. This constant negotiation of boundaries, that's an unbelievable legacy."
Link to project website, Discuss
