Crossing Borders: 2 Films on the Immigrant Experience

 

CITY OF ASYLUM PRESENTS 2 FILMS ON THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE OCTOBER 22  & OCTOBER 23  FREE! City of Asylum @ Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue   City of Asylum is partnering with Women Make Movies and ReelQ: Pittsburgh's International LGBTQ Film Festival to screen films that examine the nuanced realities of refuge in U. S. These programs amplify the narratives of women, asylum seekers, and the LGBTQ+ community to promote civic discourse.      TUESDAY, 10/22 @ 7 PM Women Make Movies: Birth on the Border One million people legally cross the U.S.-Mexico border every day in both directions. Among them are women who cross for the purposes of childbirth. This intimate and personal documentary follows two women from Ciudad Juárez as they cross the U.S.-Mexico border legally to give birth in Texas, putting their hearts and bodies on the line as they confront harassment at the hands of U.S. border officials. The screening will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker Ellie Lobovits.   FREE TICKETS 10/22     WEDNESDAY, 10/23 @ 7 PM ReelQ: UNSETTLED (Seeking Refuge in America) This feature-length documentary reveals the untold stories of LGBTQ refugees & asylum seekers. UNSETTLED takes place largely in the San Francisco Bay Area, historically a beacon for dislocated LGBT people in the U.S. While cultural narratives of a "queer promised land" still persist, the film asks whether Northern California is a practical place to resettle, especially in light of gentrification and increased cost of living.   FREE TICKETS 10/23   At City of Asylum, we want our events to be welcoming and accessible to all people.  All floors of City of Asylum @ Alphabet City are wheelchair accessible. Thanks to the generous support of RAD, we also have hearing assistive systems available for all programs, by advance request.  If you have questions or are in need of accommodations, please contact us.    Click here to contact us about accessibility accommodations   City of Asylum is partnering with The Incline, the essential newsletter for Pittsburghers who want to make the most of their city. Sign up for the daily newsletter here!   Visit AlphabetCity.org for our full line-up of FREE events!        Copyright © 2019 City of Asylum, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you registered to hear more from City of Asylum, either at one of our events or online. Our mailing address is: City of Asylum 40 W. North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212