Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 4 p.m.

Ghouls are talking about the fantastical Tigers Are Not Afraid. A journey through the eyes of children surviving the very real ghost towns of a Mexican town overrun by violence and corruption. There is a strength and power for resistance in youth imagination. Prepare to have your heart broken.

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Sources in episode:

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In Tigers Are Not Afraid, A Dark Fantasy Amid Mexico\u2019s Drug War - NPR

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Mexico: Murders Women Rise Sharply As Drug War Intensifies - The Guardian

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Mexico\u2019s Missing Girls Canal - The Guardian

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How Mexican filmmaker Issa L\xf3pez defied expectations with \u2018Tigers Are Not Afraid\u2019 - LA Times

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The Haunted Street Children of \u201cTigers Are Not Afraid\u201d - The New Yorker

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How you can help make a difference:

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Info on Mexican Femicide - Washington Post

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Mexican Feminist Group

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ACLU - Border Crisis

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Abolish ICE - AFSC

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Campaign to Shut Down Berks - Pennsylvania ICE Center

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Shut Down Berks Campaign - Free Migration Network

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