NC Latin American Film Festival: TWO AMERICANS
10| 05. Duke. Richard White. 5pmUS IMMIGRATION POLICY ¿ DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS PROGRAM (DACA)FORUM AND SCREENING OF ¿TWO AMERICANS¿ (2012)Participants:Dan Del Vivo. (Filmmaker)Valeria Fernández (Journalist)Marty Rosembluth (Lawyer, North Carolina Immigrant Rights Project)Pilar Rocha-Goldberg e Ivan Almonte (El Centro Hispano)With testimonials of Latino youthTwo Americans. Daniel DeVivo (Latino/USA. 2012). 100 minThe life of a 9-year old child is forever changed when ¿America¿s Toughest Sheriff¿ arrests her Mexican parents for working at a local carwash. Fighting to rescue her parents from deportation, Katherine Figueroa becomes the poster child of a movement to oust Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office. Exposed by the media, Kathy¿s family is challenged to overcome their fear of living in Arizona. But when Sheriff Joe uses his power to retaliate against the County Board, it¿s the legality of his actions that is questioned. Now the Sheriff¿s fate hangs in the balance of an FBI criminal probe. Enter the heart of an American family living in the shadows of a state that has criminalized their existence. Walk in the shoes of a public official who has won enormous political gains by incarcerating ¿illegals¿ as he stares down criminal charges of his own. Kathy needs her family. Joe needs the power of his badge. ¿Two Americans¿ will examine the very personal impact of U.S. immigration policies.
