Film Talk with Javier Ávila (director) and Antonio Chávez (crew member) of ZONA NORTE

Moderation: Pablo Bücheler

ZONA NORTE MX 2022, Javier Ávila

The homeless people on the streets of Tijuana belong neither in the USA nor Mexico. Without the right to exist, they turn to the needle and prop themselves up with crystal meth. Their bodies are broken and riddled with disease. The film draws an intimate portrait of people living in one of the most violent cities in the world whose goal is simply to stay alive.

Biography

Javier Ávila
After studying audiovisual media at the Autonomous University of Baja California, Ávila worked as an editor, assistant director and screenwriter. ZONA NORTE is his second feature-length documentary film.