The documentary titled The In Between follows Flores return back to her hometown of Eagle Pass after the untimely death of her brother Marcelo " Mars" Flores.
Flores is an independent filmmaker that, through the eyes of children unencumbered by border politics, visits the characteristic moments of growing up between two countries.
In the communities of Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Coahuila, the film explores how life on the border is both ordinary and extraordinary and feels vibrant and fluid.
Shot entirely in verité form, the film draws on a wide cast of interconnected characters in their daily routines.
Interweaving quotidian moments with monumental experiences, The In Between is what coming of age on the U.S. / Mexico border looks like: birthdays, discovering Selena’s music, learning to dance cumbia, field days, first loves, homecoming, high school prom, graduation, and figuring out what’s next. This immersive film forms a lyrical coming-of-age story that celebrates the vibrant space between ‘Mexican’ and ‘American’.
Robie Flores grew up on the U.S./Mexico border. She is an independent filmmaker and video editor based in New Orleans. Her work has appeared on CNN and Bloomberg and has been featured by Teen Vogue, Fusion, Allure, and i-d Vice. She is drawn to telling stories that explore the nuances of her fronterizo, Chicano, and Mexican-American communities.
Her latest project The In Between, has received support from Chicken & Egg's Diversity Fellows Initiative, Just Films | Ford Foundation, Field of Vision, Sundance, Austin Film Society, ITVS and was selected for IFP’s 2018 Documentary Lab, the 2018 Points North Fellowship, BAVC Mediamaker Fellowship and Camden / TFI Labs.
The In Between is her first feature film.
'I left NY in 2017 to make my own movie for many reasons: I wanted a real shot at making a film, I wanted to impress a really cute boy, I wanted to tell a story about the border that wasn’t the same tired story that is always being told about home. But the past 7 years have been so much more than that. I sat with a loss, I searched for memories, I lived with my mom in my childhood home again, and I went back to all the places that intimidated me as a teen. I made lifelong friends with kids from home. I fell in love with the place I wanted so badly to escape. I relived grief, I found so much joy, I got to make a movie with my brothers…
There’s so much more to say about these last 7 years, but in the meantime, I’m so proud of the movie we made. I’m so excited we get to finally share it soon; and I can’t believe we get to premiere it in our home state!
Thank you, @SXSW, for bringing us home!" said Flores.