Human Rights Watch Film Festival San Diego 2024 Presents:
SI PUDIERA QUEDARME
A film by Florencia Krochik and Theo Rigby
(If I Could Stay, USA, 2023, 73 min. In Spanish and English with bilingual subtitles)
When undocumented Latinx mothers Jeanette and Ingrid face deportation and separation from their young children– they courageously enter local churches to find refuge from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while keeping their families together. Over five years, they must face the constant threat of ICE raids while fighting for their legal status and inspiring allies in the predominantly white faith communities. Through an intimate lens, the film showcases the unwavering strength, love, and sacrifice of these mothers, who risk everything to keep their families together in the country they call home. Si Pudiera Quedarme is a call to action and a timely reminder of the transformation that can occur when communities work together for justice.
In Person Screening:
Saturday, February 3, 4pm
MOPA at San Diego Museum of Art
1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA
*Q&A with co-directors Florencia Krochik and Theo Rigby
Streaming Stateside:
Sunday, February 4 — Saturday, February 10
Streaming online at hrwfilmfestivalstream.org
Watch the trailer:
