America’s Family

Join us for a screening of AMERICAN FAMILY followed by an inspiring conversation, as our panel explores the family’s story and discusses the realities & driving forces of migration through an interdisciplinary lens and with a focus on human rights.

Anike Tourse’s new feature film, AMERICAN FAMILY, tells the story of the multiple hardships that five members of a family face after an immigration raid on their home over the Thanksgiving holiday. While each family member fights to return to each other, they also embark on a journey of self-realization, discovering that their commitment to their family and faith in one another is much stronger than they think.

Panelists:

• Anike Tourse, Writer and Director of “America’s Family”
• Juan C. Gómez, Director, Carlos A. Costa Immigration Human Rights Clinic, FIU
• Jack Maguire, Fellow, Václav Havel Program for Human Rights and Diplomacy, FIU
• Judeline Charles, Actress, “America’s Family”
• Paul Christian Namphy, Lead Organizer and Political Director, Family Action Network Movement

Moderator:

• Dr. Andrea Queely, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies, FIU

Co-Sponsors

• Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series
• O Cinema
• The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)
• Americans for Immigrant Justice
• Florida Immigrant Coalition