“The film is at its best when it shows, through stark images and probing shots, that illegal immigration in America is a reality that few of us understand or see up close. Burgard’s achievement lies in bringing this reality home.”

Steven Malanga

Senior Editor of City Journal
& Co-Author of The Immigration Solution

“With a good-natured sense of humor, none of the self-promotion Michael Moore’s incapable of avoiding, and no ax to grind, Burgard made an entertaining, insightful, and compassionate film that puts the focus of this debate where it should be; not on race and economics, but on the everyday people immediately victimized by this plague of human trafficking.”

Jason Apuzzo

Editor, Libertas

“Chris Burgard’s new movie “Border” is so good that it could dramatically affect the public debate. But because you can’t expect the major media to cover this shocking and poignant film, the challenge will be to make sure millions of Americans get a chance to see it. “

Andy Selepak

Writer, Accuracy In Media

“Despite its serious subject matter, “Border” is a briskly paced, highly entertaining feature with moments of genuine humor and pathos, not to mention excellent production values… Whether you agree with these ideas or not, you really can’t see this film without acquiring a deeper understanding of America’s illegal immigration problem and a renewed determination to do something about it. On that basis alone, I strongly urge every American who cares about the future of this country to see “Border” whether you happen to be running for President at the moment or not. “

Ned Rice

Writer, Real Time with Bill Maher & Politically Incorrect

“A hard-hitting muckraking documentary designed to generate a mass wave of awareness about this calamity, Burgard’s film resists bipartisan system political bias by unveiling the flaws inherent in both Democratic and Republican responses to the issue… As a visual expose, Burgard carries his cameras to the no-man’s land surrounding the southern U.S. boundary, for a terrifying glimpse of land strewn with dead Mexican bodies, the panties of female rape victims hanging from trees, and all manner of other horrors too numerous to mention.”

Nathan Southern

Film Reviwer,The New Tork Times

“This documentary should be viewed by every Representative and Senator in Congress. There is no sane reason for anyone not agreeing with addressing the security issue at our borders with aggressive action.”

Senator Richard Burr

U.S. Senator, North Carolina (R)

“BORDER. I can’t get the film out of my mind… When I handed the award list to our Executive Director at the podium during the Awards Ceremony, the first thing he asked me was, “Where is BORDER?”.”

Don Farias

Managing & Programming Director,

Rhode Island International Film Festival

“At film’s end, applause was vigorous, and viewers spoke of feeling “like an American again”.  Devoid of mind-dazzling computer effects and manipulative post-production techniques, this film is a genuine documentary.  So powerful is its honesty that, as related by Burgard, one theater owner ran it simultaneously with “Harry Potter” yet “Border” drew more audience. “

Viken Nokhoudian

Reviewer, Collider.com

“What unfolds throughout the rest of the film, though spiced with a touch of down-home humor and charm, is so shocking and disturbing that you won’t walk away from it unchanged… In fact, it is such a powerful indictment of both Republican and Democrat leaders in Washington, particularly of George Bush, that I actually felt like I was being cut adrift, that my political beliefs were being assaulted…“

Mick Brady

Blogger, Dancing in Tongues

“As with most films about war, be prepared to experience rolling emotions from grabbing a tissue to wipe that tear running down your face; maybe some outrage; no doubt - chilling fear; times that you’d like to cover your face; some very real sadness and sinking feelings; a ton of compassion; and, even a few good belly laughs… yep, that’s what war films are made of and Border is no different… except…

Except that Border is the “real deal”… it wasn’t “made up” in Hollywood… “

Jan McCracken

Author, Lawless Borders

“Maybe it’ll take people like Chris Burgard to redeem the American Political Documentary.”

Scott Gordon

Editor, The Onion A.V. Club

“The result is a very personal documentary about an issue that too often lends itself to simple sloganeering.”

Rob Thomas

Reviewer, The Capitol Times - Wisconsin’s Progressive Newspaper

“BORDER is a chilling film, well-made, with a sense of immediacy in its personal and documentary style… This is a film that needs to be seen.”

Rick Dixon

Guest Review, Star-Tribune

“You’ve captured a sense of time and place that this country has found itself in and you’ve presented it in such a compelling way. In fact, my associate and I spent hours debating the issue after the screening.”

Audrey Kelly

Editor-In-Chief, FadeIn Magazine