The In Between

Embedded in the lives of kids growing up on the Texas/Mexico border, filmmaker Robie Flores crafts an immersive documentary and lyrical coming-of-age story that explores how fronterizo identity takes shape and what it means today.

Following the death of her brother, filmmaker Robie Flores returns to her hometown Eagle Pass on the Texas/Mexico border, wanting to turn back time. She collides with unruly experiences of adolescence – quinceañeras, Rio Grande river excursions, teen makeovers and beyond – that invite her to soak up the details of the home her brother adored and she ignored. What emerges is a playful dance between a personal and collective coming-of-age portrait of kids on the border and Robie herself as she rediscovers the possibilities of joy in the aftermath of grief.

Preceded By

Prelude of a Story

Directed by Ashley Salman

After her mother’s passing, a daughter searches through archival footage