Espinosa: 'Same Moon' has different tone

In the filmography of border-crossing immigration dramas, newly-released "Under the Same Moon" is somewhat unusual for focusing on the heartache of a boy and mother separated by the border, and for adopting a more uplifting tone, says Paul Espinosa, Transborder Chicana/o Latina/o Studies professor. It may be precisely because the film is not another "El Norte" that major studios are so interested, he suggests. "You could take the position that if a film were made like that today, the chances of getting it released theatrically would be very difficult," Espinosa says. Article source: Washington Post