2025 | United States | Documentary

Backside (2025)

  • English, Spanish English 85 mins
  • Director | Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana
  • Writer | Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana, Cristina Carrasco Hernández, Gabriella García-Pardo, Patricia Alvarez Astacio
  • Producer | Gabriella García-Pardo, Patricia Alvarez Astacio

STATUS: Released

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Over the span of one racing season, the strikingly intimate Backside foregrounds the lives and actions of immigrant workers who look after prized racehorses at Churchill Downs barns in Louisville Kentucky — the site of the famous Kentucky Derby.

Immigrant Labor Horse Racing Industry Kentucky Derby Latinx Community Socioeconomic Inequality
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