A still from ‘Missing in Brooks County.’ (Photo via PBS)
“Missing in Brooks County,” a documentary film about missing migrants near the Texas-Mexico border, will screen in multiple Texas locations this month, according to BorderReport.com. The film is directed by documentarians Lisa Molomot and Jeff Bemiss and featured as part of PBS’ “Independent Lens” series.
The film tells the story of the dangerous, often deadly journey migrants take from the southern U.S. border through the desert area to avoid the checkpoint in Brooks County. In this documentary, two families search for relatives who went missing in the desert surrounding the checkpoint after crossing from Mexico.
The film premiered in theaters in 2021 but has screened in Texas and around the world since 2020. It won a George Foster Peabody Award, an award to highlight powerful stories of social issues, as well as being a finalist for the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for independent journalism video production. It has also won Best Documentary Feature at various film festivals, such as the Toronto Arthouse Film Festival and the Atlanta DocuFest.
“Missing in Brooks County” will screen at the following Texas locations this month:
April 16, 6:30 p.m. | Baylor University Symposium on Migration and Food Needs | Waco, Texas
April 17, 1 p.m. | Texas State Capitol Auditorium | Austin, Texas
April 17, 6 p.m. | University of Texas Austin LBJ School of Public Affairs | Austin, Texas
April 18, 8 p.m. | ENTRE Arts Center | Harlingen, Texas
April 19, 8 p.m. | Screening at the border at the Hidalgo Pump House | Hidalgo, Texas
April 20, 7:30 p.m. | Freeman Ranch, Texas State University | San Marcos, Texas
“Missing in Brooks County” is also available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Google Play.
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