Focus Music's video: A Short Film about Families Divided: The Undocumented Day

This short film was made in 2012-2013 under a very different political climate. Now in 2018, it’s hard to believe this has become the norm. "From October 2016 to September 2017, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) said, it had apprehended nearly 38,000 individuals who had no criminal convictions – a 146% increase from the previous year." Excerpt from the Guardian:Families divided at the border: 'The most horrific immigration policy I've ever seen’ For those wanting to support the movement please read this article from the Texas Tribune. https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/18/heres-list-organizations-are-mobilizing-help-separated-immigrant-child/ Here’s a list of organizations that are mobilizing to help immigrant children separated from their families It’s been nearly two months since the Trump administration announced its new “zero tolerance” policy regarding illegal immigration, which federal officials say has led to about 2,000 undocumented immigrant children in government custody being separated from their parents. The first tent city that’ll house immigrant children opened in El Paso on Friday. Some families have been separated for months; some parents have been deported without their children. We’ve compiled a list of organizations that are mobilizing to try and help children that have been separated from their parents at the Texas-Mexico border: * Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project works to prevent the deportation of asylum-seeking families fleeing violence. The group accepts donations and asks people to sign up for volunteer opportunities here. * South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project is providing free legal services to asylum seekers detained in South Texas. * RAICES is a nonprofit that provides free and low-cost legal services to immigrant children, families and refugees in Texas. It’s accepting donations and volunteers at its website. In addition, the campaignwill donate $5 to RAICES for every postcard kids write to help the separated immigrant children. * The CARA Project is currently recruiting attorneys, law students and paralegals with experience in asylum work. The group asks volunteers to be fluent in Spanish or willing to work with an interpreter. * Kids In Need of Defense partners with major law firms, corporations and bar associations to create a nationwide pro bono network to represent unaccompanied children through their immigration proceedings. Volunteers don’t need to have immigration law experience. * The El Paso-based Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center provides legal representation to immigrants who might not be able to afford it otherwise. It’s accepting volunteers and donations. The Undocumented Day A Short Film by Larry Cheuk http://www.theundocumentedday.com Synopsis: The Undocumented Day centers on the promising life of a young Mexican American teenager named Mayeli who decides to attend one of the top basketball camps in the country. After mustering the courage to ask for her father’s consent, she discovers in the course of a day, her world is suddenly turn upside down and she must confront the harsh reality of her father’s undocumented status. An article about the films production process was highlighted in Culture Strike Magazine. The film also premiered at the Athens Ohio International Film Festival in 2013. http://culturestrike.net/day-in-the-life-filming-the-undocumented-day Cast Dominique Palafox Richard Castrillon Camille Werder Federico Marchetti Angela Williams Winifred Cabiness James Camblin Director & Writer Larry Cheuk Executive Producer James Blaisedell Producers Angela Williams Lilia Williams Director of Photography & Editor Larry Cheuk Sound Engineers Federico Marchetti Erick Lee Score Larry Cheuk Larry Cheuk - Director & Editor