Join the Center for Constitutional Rights, the Immigrant Defense Project and The Dream Unfinished on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 5 pm ET for an evening of music, film, and discussion centering resistance to the U.S. immigration regime. This special event marks the beginning of our Freedom Flicks Spring/Summer 2022 film series!
Building on a new report “Cruel by Design: Voices of Resistance from Immigration Detention,” the evening will feature two powerful, award-winning short films: Ale Libre and THE FACILITY.
Ale Libre follows a criminalized community organizer, Alejandra Pablos, while she prepares for her deportation case.
THE FACILITY is a harrowing account of the experiences of immigrants struggling for freedom and justice from within ICE detention during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our evening will begin with a musical performance themed around immigration and borderlands, composed by Nathan Felix and performed by artists of The Dream Unfinished. Following the screenings, the filmmakers and protagonists will join a discussion with staff from the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Immigrant Defense Project.
Panelists:
Alejandra Pablos, Community Organizer, Ale Libre
Maya Cueva, Director, Ale Libre
Andrea Manrique, THE FACILITY
Seth Freed Wessler, Director, THE FACILITY
Musicians:
Nathan Felix Opera Collective featuring...
Celeste Morales, soprano
Madison Marie McIntosh, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Sacchi, tenor
Gabriel Spector, baritone
Vlad Hontila, violin
Nathan Felix, composer/lyricist
The Dream Unfinished Orchestra featuring...
Kyle Walker, piano and A/V recording engineer
Dara Hankins, cello
The evening will be emceed by Jane Shim of the Immigrant Defense Project, and the panel will be moderated by Samah Sisay of the Center for Constitutional Rights
Register now to join us for what is sure to be a dynamic evening.
*ASL translation, and both English and Spanish transcription will be provided for this event.