Immigration Documentary Screening

is an intimate portrait of Jeanette and Ingrid, two undocumented Latinx mothers, who go to dramatic lengths to fend off deportation and separation from their families in the United States. The film chronicles five years in their lives as they defy their deportation orders and enter Sanctuary at local churches. Once living in Sanctuary, they physically do not leave the church grounds until they attain legal status, a process that takes years. ICE is currently practicing a ‘sensitive locations’ policy, which dictates not to enforce deportations in houses of worship and creates a temporary refuge for immigrants facing deportation. With an observational lens, we see these mothers claiming their power, fighting to keep their families together, and teaching allied faith communities myriad lessons.Si Pudiera Quedarme

In the film, we see these two mothers organizing and activating the mainly White faith communities who are grappling with the idea of how to…