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THE BALLAD OF ESEQUIEL HERNANDEZ

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Austin Film Society, KLRU-TV, and POV present



Filmmaker Kieran Fitzgerald and narrator Tommy Lee Jones in attendance for Q&A


In 1997, U.S. Marines patrolling the Texas-Mexico border as part of the War on Drugs shot and killed Esequiel Hernández Jr. Mistaken for a drug runner, the 18-year-old was, in fact, a U.S. citizen tending his family's goats with a .22 rifle. He became the first American killed by U.S. military forces on native soil since the 1970 Kent State shootings. "The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández," narrated by Tommy Lee Jones, explores Hernández's tragic death and its torturous aftermath. His parents and friends, the Marines on patrol and investigators discuss the dangers of militarizing the border and the death of one young man.
June 11, 2008, 7pm - SOLD OUT
Alamo Drafthouse @ the Ritz

"Audiences who see this engrossing report will wonder why such an important event has been allowed to drift into obscurity..."— Robert Koehler, Variety

“...sure to create a stir on both sides of the border...”— Scott Foundas, LA Weekly


Ticket information

A special screening for AFS members only.

Tickets are SOLD OUT.

 


 

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