The Truth About Migrants and the Border: Stories of Humanity and Hope

This event includes a film screening and a discussion with director David Damian Figueroa. It is supported by the “Faculty Challenge and the Professor Connection” grants, presented in collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Visual Arts, curated by Fadi Skeiker, Ph.D., the department chair, and coordinated by Julianne Reid.

The films include:

• Shura: Oscar-qualified and a multiple award-winning documentary short film that follows Shura
  Wallin, an octogenarian woman who provides humanitarian aid to migrants crossing the Arizona-Mexico border.
• They Call Me the Cross Man: This recently completed documentary short film follows Tucson artist Alvaro Ennciso, who has placed over 1,100 crosses to honor the migrants who have lost their lives in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert.
• The Samaritans: Amidst the harsh realities of migration at the US-Mexico border, a group of dedicated older American volunteers known as the Samaritans provide life-saving aid and unwavering compassion, challenging the narrative around immigration. (This film is in post-production.)