BISBEE ‘17

Synopsis

USA, 2018, 118 min

The community of Bisbee, a mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border not far away from legendary Tombstone, commemorates the deportation of 1200 immigrant workers forced on cattle cars and left to die in the desert. With the help of the residents of the small city, Greene recreates the conflict and union unrest that originated the tragedy. A dark page of American history comes once again back to life.

Director Biography

Robert Greene has directed several award-winning nonfiction films, including Kate Plays Christine (2016) and Actress (2014). He has edited many more movies, including Golden Exits (2017), Queen of Earth (2015), Christmas, Again (2015), Listen Up Philip (2014), and Approaching the Elephant (2014). Robert was a 2015 Sundance Art of Nonfiction Fellow. He writes about documentary for Sight & Sound and is the filmmaker-in-chief for the Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at the University of Missouri.