Boreing Delivers Entertaining Drama in 'The Arroyo' William Kerns - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
go to original February 3, 2014

Violence, rape, and death mar America's southern border as migrants, desperate to find a better life, are made pawns of the drug cartels and forced to transport their illicit cargo. While the government turns a blind eye to the chaos, one man, Jim Weatherford, makes a stand for his family, his property, and his freedom. (DeclarationEnt)

Considering Chris Burgard’s 2007 award-winning documentary “Border,” and now first feature film “The Arroyo” from Jeremy Boreing, one may wonder why even more attention is not paid to violence taking place nightly on the American side of the border separating the United States and Mexico.

Boreing, who directs and also co-wrote the picture with John Bickley, gives the film a personal edge by focusing primarily on the owner of one Arizona ranch that reaches out to the border.

In the beginning, ranch owner Jim Weatherford, portrayed by Kenny Maines, is primarily upset to find his fence lines cut.

However, he also lets it be known that, just in the past month, he also has reported more than a dozen bodies on his land.

Before the film can gravitate to any sort of good vs. evil confrontation — although we know it is coming — Boreing first allows Weatherford’s discoveries to serve as his editorial statement.

There was a time, after all, when films were made about Mexico’s poor, seeking a better life, trying to raise or steal the money necessary to pay a coyote to guide them across the border. Those times have changed.

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