With my siblings, Jonathan and Tracey – the top photo depicts our classic moods, L-R: doubting, pouting, superior My parents John and Barbara Funari at a reunion of Rhodes Scholars, Queens College, Oxford, 1980s With my sister Tracey on Christmas morning, Pittsburgh, PA, late 1970s With my brother Jonathan, 1986 On a solidarity brigade, doing reforestation work in Leon, Nicaragua, 1985 A life-changing moment: I was in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake, and spent time afterwards learning what “community” really means, as I worked on recovery efforts in Colonia Morelos. Mexico City’s post-earthquake community organizers built a mass movement that led to major political change in Mexico. With my dear friend Dan Holzner, at a diner in Front Royal, VA, 1986 On the roof of my building on East 12th Street, NYC, 1986 With my girlfriend Christina, East Village, NYC, 1986 This ride was a birthday present from me to Christina, and she took this photo as we rode, 1987 Scouting locations for my film PAULINA, near San Rafael, Veracruz, 1995 Working on my film PAULINA. I am reviewing family history with Paulina’s brother Miguel and mother Plácida. Puntilla Aldama, Veracruz, 1991 The inimitable Paulina Cruz Suárez, in a scene from my first feature documentary, PAULINA, created with Paulina and co-producer Jennifer Maytorena Taylor. La Vigueta, Veracruz, 1994 In my days as a San Francisco Bay swimmer, Aquatic Park, 1990s — yes, I swam from Alcatraz! In production on my film MAQUILÁPOLIS, with factory workers Delfina Rodríguez, Vianey Mijangos, Carmen Durán, and Eva Bailón. Vianey teaches us the movements of her assembly line labor, distilling labor into performance vignettes for the film. Tijuana, BC, 2001 With co-director Sergio De La Torre, setting up a shot for MAQUILÁPOLIS, Tijuana, BC, 2004 Factory workers Lety Meza, Lupita Castañeda, Yesenia Palomares, Tere Loyola, Lourdes Luján, and Carmen Durán display the products they produce, MAQUILÁPOLIS, Tijuana, BC, 2004. Photo: David Maung On New Year’s Eve 2002, a new folder arrives on my desktop New family, Vallejo, CA, 2003 Celeste and John – two charmers! That’s my girl! Vallejo, CA, 2006 Celeste, Schuylkill River, 2019. Photo: Mark Tassoni Me on the water, where I am happiest. 2020
