World cinema has a head start when it comes to critical reception. As little islanders, anything spoken in a different language is imbued with a hint of ‘the other’ – that which must surely be more, ...

“Sin Nombre” premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the directing award and the cinematography award. indieWIRE‘s review of the film at Sundance sets up the plot of the film: ...

In his first feature film, Cary Fukunaga delivers a beautiful and powerful depiction of the lives of Central Americans crossing through Mexico to the United States border. Sin Nombre (Without Name) ...

Cary Fukunaga's Sin Nombre won both the cinematography and directing awards at Sundance this year, putting it in the spotlight even after it received quite a bit of early buzz from screenings.

Most films that deal with border issues focus on immigrants and immigration along the California or Texas state lines. But the new film "Sin Nombre" (opening April 3 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas) ...

While all independent filmmaking projects could be considered dangerous in these economic times, what young American director Cary Joji Fukunaga had to do to make “Sin Nombre” is a more literal ...

It is an image fit for a brave horror movie: In the back of a semitrailer, a group of Mexican immigrants grows restless, thirsty, frightened. The American driver has pulled into a border checkpoint.

As illegal immigration increasingly captures front-page headlines, Hollywood has taken notice. Films like “Babel,” “Under the Same Moon” and, most recently, “Crossing Over” have explored the world of ...

With no feature films under his belt, I wasn't sure what to expect when I scheduled an interview with newcomer Cary Fukunaga. But after seeing the writer/director's debut film, Sin Nombre, I knew I'd ...

A big new talent arrives on the scene with “Sin nombre.” Writer-director Cary Joji Fukunaga’s enthralling feature debut takes viewers into a shadow world inhabited by many but noticed by very few — ...

There is much strange beauty in the poverty and desperation captured by “Sin Nombre,” an evocative and impressive first feature from writer-director Cary Joji Fukunaga tracing both the journey north ...