IMAGE: The River and the Wall team paddling through the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande.

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With Liberty and Justice for All Film Series:
The River and the Wall

Roof opens at 7:30P, Film at 8:30P. Seating is first-come, first-served. At 8:30P, all unclaimed tickets will be released to our waitlist. If you are unable to use your ticket, please contact us at 512 453 5312 or info@thecontemporaryaustin.org.

Advance tickets are SOLD OUT!

Tickets may be available at the door prior to the film when doors open at 7:30P. You must be present to join the waitlist. At 8:30P, unclaimed advance tickets will be released to the waitlist. Please note that a spot on the waitlist does not guarantee a ticket.

Arrive early to enjoy a picnic and meet our community partners. Picnics, blankets, and BYOB encouraged for all Rooftop films! Our neighbors Royal Blue Grocery are also offering 20% off food and drink purchases. Check in at the Jones Center and get your wristband, then go across the street (609 Congress Ave.) to take advantage of this offer. Stay after the film for a Q&A with the filmmakers.

The River and the Wall follows five friends as they travel from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes, and canoes. They set out to document the beauty of the borderlands and explore the potential impacts of a border wall on the natural environment, but in the heavily trafficked Lower Rio Grande Valley, they come face-to-face with the human side of the immigration debate.

Directed by Ben Masters, 2019, 109 minutes.

Watch the trailer below.
 
Special thanks to our community partners, ACLU of Texas, American Gateways, Borderlands Research Institute, The Nature Conservancy, and Travis Audubon.