81 mins |
Rated
TBC
Screening Followed by Q&A with Filmmakers.
On Guard is a coming of age story as told through the eyes of five teenage women of color growing up in an era unlike any other.
Set in the border city of El Paso, TX- a region thrust into the forefront of political issues plaguing the nation-the film takes viewers into the hierarchal hallways of Bel Air High School where a determined, all-female team of students are brought together by their passion for the unheralded, All-American sport of Color Guard.
Bel Air High School is located just three miles from the border wall separating the US and Juarez, MX. The student population there is 97.7% Hispanic and 76% of students come from households living in hyper-poverty (less than $16k/year). Yet for our teenage protagonist
s a preoccupation with the latest gossip and finding the perfect prom dress heavily outweigh the importance of politics. Yet, the return to school this year would also mark what became the largest attack on the Latino community in modern history. A gunman kills 23 people at a Wal-Mart within walking distance of the
school. Shocked by the proximity of the close attack a fresh-faced principal scrambles to revise outdated safety measures.
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Screening Followed by Q&A with Filmmakers.
On Guard is a coming of age story as told through the eyes of five teenage women of color growing up in an era unlike any other.
Set in the border city of El Paso, TX- a region thrust into the forefront of political issues plaguing the nation-the film takes viewers into the hierarchal hallways of Bel Air High School where a determined, all-female team of students are brought together by their passion for the unheralded, All-American sport of Color Guard.
Bel Air High School is located just three miles from the border wall separating the US and Juarez, MX. The student population there is 97.7% Hispanic and 76% of students come from households living in hyper-poverty (less than $16k/year). Yet for our teenage protagonist
s a preoccupation with the latest gossip and finding the perfect prom dress heavily outweigh the importance of politics. Yet, the return to school this year would also mark what became the largest attack on the Latino community in modern history. A gunman kills 23 people at a Wal-Mart within walking distance of the
school. Shocked by the proximity of the close attack a fresh-faced principal scrambles to revise outdated safety measures.