Join us for a special benefit screening and conversation about immigration reform moderated by the Dreamer Fund!
Featuring three powerful short films which provide a powerful glimpse into the lives of people affected by DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). (see below for film descriptions)
Following the film screening, there will be a two panel discussions: 1) Q & A with the filmmakers and 2) Immigration Reform Talk with immigration law experts, Bill Ong Hing of USF Law and Jacqueline Brown Scott of the Immigration & Deportation Defense Clinic. The discussion will revolve around the implications of deportation and family seperation, the impact of being undocumented and obtaining higher education, and lastly, the current state of immigration and specifically, DACA. (see below for panelist bios)
WHERE: Roxie Theater - 3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
WHEN: April 3, 2018 | 7-9pm
COST: $12 (for all 3 short films and two panel discussions)
WHY: 50% of the proceeds from this screening will go to the Dreamer Fund, who provide tuition & emergency scholarships to undocumented law students.
Roxie: http://www.roxie.com/ai1ec_event/dreamers-immigration-america/?instance_id=26112
SHORT FILMS:
WAKING DREAM by Theo Rigby follows the unfolding fate of six Dreamers as they sit in limbo between deportation and a path to citizenship. Over the course of several short episodes, Waking Dream follows the unfolding fate of six of these dreamers: Dilan, Rossy, Marisol, Steve, and the Sena twins: John and James. The series will follow this diverse cast as they fight for legal status in the U.S., protect their undocumented parents from increased ICE
enforcement, struggle with the deportation of the family members and possibly become subject to deportation themselves.
VIDA DIFERIDA by Brenda Avila Hanna is a six-year journey into the life of a young, undocumented woman before, during and after DACA. This documentary film tells the story of Vanessa, a teenager born in Mexico who has lived in the United States with her family since she was six years old. Once an excelling middle-school student with big dreams of becoming a doctor, Vanessa begins to be haunted by her undocumented status as she reaches high school. Reconsidering her aspirations, Vanessa begins to give up on academics. Then, in the summer of 2012, President Obama approves the âDeferred Actionâ policy that would grant Vanessa immunity from being deported for the next two years, allow her to get a job and apply to college. Vanessaâs story offers a window into the DACA generation, the impact of this policy on a young personâs life and the new challenges ahead. As government policies take new turns with a new administration, VIDA DIFERIDA highlights the uncertainties haunting undocumented youth and their families in the USA .
I WAS BORN IN MEXICO, BUT⌠is a creative portrait of a young woman who thought she was American but finds out as a teen that she is undocumented. Because she doesnât want to appear on camera, found footage from American culture illuminates her voice as she struggles with her new identity and the reality of not being able to legally drive, work or reside in the U.S. In interviews done in 2010, the film shows the struggles of growing up undocumented in the time before DACA, and what life could return to now that is has been rescinded.
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