Club Frontera

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Club Frontera
Directed by Chris Cashman
Written byChris Cashman
Produced by
  • Eddie Cahan
  • Chris Cashman
Starring
CinematographyJeff Katz
Edited by
  • Mario Genel
  • Jeff Katz
  • Andres Rico
Music byJ. Lynn Duckett
Release date
  • 2016 (2016)

Club Frontera, also known as Xolos: Tijuana's Team, is a 2016 documentary film by Chris Cashman in his documentary directorial debut.

Contents

Plot

Tijuana's Xolos leave a positive impact on a city known mostly for its negative influence on society.

Cast

Production

Principal photography lasted three years in Tijuana [1] and the film is Chris Cashman's documentary directorial debut. [2] Cashman said his focus was to explore the positivity in the culture of Tijuana and that he did not set out to make a sports documentary. [3] [2] He said he was inspired after attending a match at Caliente Stadium. [4]

Release

The film premiered at the San Diego Latino Film Festival [5] [6] where Cashman and Alejandro Guido were panelists at a press conference. [7] The film was initially 100 minutes, [8] but after release, it was retitled to Xolos: Tijuana’s Team and cut down to 44 minutes. [9]

Reception

Critical response

Sports Illustrated said the film delivers "admirable detail" on how "Tijuana, once known primarily for negative reasons, has an undeniably positive story to tell." [3] Pink Egg Media said it was a "wonderful film" and enjoyed "how it blended footage from the 50’s and 60’s which captured how Tijuana used to look, against images of today." [10]

Accolades

Festival / EventYearAwardRecipient(s)Result
Chicago Latino Film Festival 2016Feature: Documentary Chris Cashman Nominated
Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival 2016Best Feature DocumentaryChris CashmanNominated
San Diego Latino Film Festival 2016Best Feature DocumentaryChris CashmanWon

References

  1. ↑ Cabello, Bruno (2017-08-10). "Club Frontera se presenta en el Festival Futbol Cine". Milenio Televisión (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  2. 1 2 Johnston-O'Neill, Thomas (2016-10-08). "¡Esta Aquí! The 23rd San Diego Latino Film Festival". The San Diego Participant Observer. Archived from the original on 2016-10-08. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  3. 1 2 Abnos, Alexander (2016-09-19). "In new documentary, the astounding rise of Club Tijuana explored in full". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  4. ↑ "Documental sobre el club de fútbol "Xolos" resalta su impacto en Tijuana". Univision . 2016-03-15. Archived from the original on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  5. ↑ "Presentan documental sobre los 'Xolos' de Tijuana". La Opinión (in Spanish). 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  6. ↑ Rael, Chris (2016-03-16). "CLUB TIJUANA'S DOCUMENTARY CLUB FRONTERA • SoccerToday". SoccerToday. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  7. ↑ Soltero, Ricardo (2016-03-12). "'Club Frontera' captures positive net effect of Xolos". San Diego City Times. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  8. ↑ Brents, Phillip (2016-03-18). "San Diego Latino Film Festival warrants chants of 'Olé, olé, olé …'". The Star-News . Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  9. ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (2018-07-27). "Xolos: The Border Experience and a Move to Television". The San Diego Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  10. ↑ Sanchez, Melissa (2016-03-27). "Club Frontera – Dispelling Tijuana Myths Let's go somewhere". Pink Egg Media. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
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