{"id":3561,"date":"2024-07-28T06:51:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T06:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&#038;-environmental-film-festival\/?page_id=3561"},"modified":"2024-07-28T06:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T06:52:51","slug":"cardboard-scavengers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardboard Scavengers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Marcela Moran, Maritza Bautista<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Country of Origin: <\/strong>United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Runtime: <\/strong>13:49<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Category:<\/strong> Short Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The documentary is a explores scavenging practices in Laredo, Texas, focusing on the informal transborder recycling on the U.S.-Mexico border. The focus is on a married couple who are cartoneros (cardboard scavengers). Chole and Jose cross the border daily to collect cardboard and then transport it into Mexico to sell. The film depicts the ongoing interdependence of the economies of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo. It introduces audiences to two people who depend on scavenging practices that help both countries&#8217; economies and recycling efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director Biography &#8211;&nbsp;Marcela Moran, Maritza Bautista<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Marcela-Moran-Maritza-Bautista.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3562\" style=\"width:290px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Marcela Mor\u00e1n is an award-winning filmmaker and educator. Mor\u00e1n is a border woman, raised on the US\/Mexico border in Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, M\u00e9xico. Her work deals with migration\/immigration, border landscape and bicultural issues. Mor\u00e1n has a Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University\u2019s School of Film and a an undergraduate in Radio\/TV\/Film from the University of Texas at Austin. Her work has been showcased at numerous international film festivals, galleries and conferences. As of 2013, Mor\u00e1n&#8217;s documentary short titled &#8220;Audiencia&#8221; became part of Mexic-Arte&#8217;s permanent collection. She is an Associate Professor of Communication at Texas A&amp;M International University in Laredo, Texas. For more information visit www.marcelamoran.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directed by: Marcela Moran, Maritza Bautista Country of Origin: United States Runtime: 13:49 Category: Short Film The documentary is a explores scavenging practices in Laredo, Texas, focusing on the informal transborder recycling on the U.S.-Mexico border. The focus is on a married couple who are cartoneros (cardboard scavengers). Chole and Jose cross the border daily &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3561","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","latest_post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cardboard Scavengers - International Migration &amp; Environmental Film Festival<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cardboard Scavengers - International Migration &amp; Environmental Film Festival\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Directed by: Marcela Moran, Maritza Bautista Country of Origin: United States Runtime: 13:49 Category: Short Film The documentary is a explores scavenging practices in Laredo, Texas, focusing on the informal transborder recycling on the U.S.-Mexico border. The focus is on a married couple who are cartoneros (cardboard scavengers). Chole and Jose cross the border daily &hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&amp;-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"International Migration &amp; Environmental Film Festival\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/imefilmfest\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-28T06:52:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Marcela-Moran-Maritza-Bautista.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/\",\"name\":\"Cardboard Scavengers - International Migration &amp; Environmental Film Festival\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Marcela-Moran-Maritza-Bautista.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-28T06:51:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-28T06:52:51+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Marcela-Moran-Maritza-Bautista.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Marcela-Moran-Maritza-Bautista.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/home\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cardboard Scavengers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/\",\"name\":\"International Migration & Environmental Film Festival\",\"description\":\"North America&#039;s Largest Film Festival on Migration and Environment Sustainability\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/#organization\",\"name\":\"International Migration & Environmental Film Festival\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMEFF-i-1-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMEFF-i-1-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":2560,\"caption\":\"International Migration & Environmental Film Festival\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/imefilmfest\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cardboard Scavengers - International Migration &amp; Environmental Film Festival","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cardboard Scavengers - International Migration &amp; Environmental Film Festival","og_description":"Directed by: Marcela Moran, Maritza Bautista Country of Origin: United States Runtime: 13:49 Category: Short Film The documentary is a explores scavenging practices in Laredo, Texas, focusing on the informal transborder recycling on the U.S.-Mexico border. The focus is on a married couple who are cartoneros (cardboard scavengers). Chole and Jose cross the border daily &hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/","og_site_name":"International Migration &amp; Environmental Film Festival","article_publisher":"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/imefilmfest\/","article_modified_time":"2024-07-28T06:52:51+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Marcela-Moran-Maritza-Bautista.jpg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/","url":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/","name":"Cardboard Scavengers - International Migration &amp; Environmental Film Festival","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Marcela-Moran-Maritza-Bautista.jpg","datePublished":"2024-07-28T06:51:40+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-28T06:52:51+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Marcela-Moran-Maritza-Bautista.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Marcela-Moran-Maritza-Bautista.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/cardboard-scavengers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cardboard Scavengers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/#website","url":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/","name":"International Migration & Environmental Film Festival","description":"North America&#039;s Largest Film Festival on Migration and Environment Sustainability","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/#organization","name":"International Migration & Environmental Film Festival","url":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMEFF-i-1-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMEFF-i-1-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":2560,"caption":"International Migration & Environmental Film Festival"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/imefilmfest\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3561"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3564,"href":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3561\/revisions\/3564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imefilmfest.com\/international-migration-&-environmental-film-festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}