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Sanctuary

Held Auditorium

  • Director: Andrea Cordoba
  • Type: Documentaries
  • Year: 2020
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Length: 73 minutes
  • Screening: Feb 29 12:00 PM

Amanda Morales, a Guatemalan mother of three U.S.-born children is the first immigrant to claim sanctuary in New York since President Trump took office, publicly resisting her deportation by taking refuge in a church. Sanctuary gains rare and intimate access to Amanda and her family as they fight to remain together and adapt to their daily life of resistance.

Unladylike2020 Grace Abbot short playing before screening.

Filmmaker Bio:
Andrea Cordoba is a Mexican filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. For the past 6 years, she has worked as a visual storyteller exploring the medium in relation to immigrant and Latinx voices. Andrea has worked for CNN, as well as Researcher for documentary 500 Years (2017), as Archival Coordinator for documentary Bones of Contention (2017) and is currently the Associate Producer for the documentary Harvest Season (2018). She received her BA in Anthropology and Journalism from NYU and an MFA in Social Documentary Film from the School of Visual Arts.

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