Al Otro Lado
ABOUT
The proud Mexican tradition of corrido music - captured in the performances of Mexican band Los Tigres Del Norte and the late Chalino Sanchez - provides both heartbeat and backbone to this rich examination of songs, drugs, and dreams along the U.S./Mexico border. Al Otro Lado follows Magdiel, an aspiring corrido composer from the drug capital of Mexico, as he faces two difficult choices to better his life: to traffic drugs or to cross the border illegally into the United States.
NATALIA ALMADA (Director) is the recipient of the 2012 MacArthur “Genius” Award and two-time recipient of the Sundance Documentary Directing award—in 2021 for Users and in 2009 for El General. Her work combines artistic expression with social inquiry to make films that are both personal reflections and critical social commentaries. Her other directing credits include Al Otro Lado (2005 Tribeca Film Festival), El Velador (2011 Cannes Film Festival), and her narrative feature Todo lo demás (2016 New York Film Festival). She lives in Mexico City and San Francisco.