Mexico: Past and Present - Mark Twain

Season 23

About the Episode

Mexican intellectuals Carmen Boullosa, Cuauhtemoc Medina and Jean Meyer reflect on a quote by Mark Twain and consider Mexico's history and how it is reflected in the present.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 16m 53s

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Extras

Anatomy of a Scene: unseen

Anatomy of a scene from "unseen" with director Set Hernandez.

3:55
Behind the Lens: unseen

A message from the filmmaker.

1:37
Behind the Lens: Brief Tender Light

A message from the filmmaker.

1:30
Behind the Lens: After Sherman

A message from the filmmaker.

1:35
Behind the Lens: A House Made of Splinters

A message from the filmmaker.

1:42
Anatomy of a Scene: Fauna

Anatomy of a Scene from Fauna with director Pau Faus.

3:12
Behind the Lens: Fauna

A message from the filmmaker.

1:45
Behind the Lens: Against the Tide

A message from the filmmaker.

1:25
Behind the Lens: Is There Anybody Out There?

A message from the filmmaker.

0:52
Behind the Lens: Hummingbirds

A message from the filmmaker.

1:30

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