Join the MCC in screening two powerful films and in welcoming the filmmaker and the people whose stories are told through the films to UCSB! The first film, #PardonMaria, follows Maria who after changing her life and gaining her freedom from a 23-year prison sentence, faces a new challenge as she learns she may be deported to the Philippines. The second film, Fighting For Family, tells the story of Chuh and Rex, refugees from the indigenous tribes of Vietnam, who fell in love and started a family in North Carolina nearly two decades ago. In 2017, the unthinkable happened. Chuh was deported to Vietnam, leaving Rex and their four daughters behind in the U.S. Chuh works on adjusting to life in Vietnam, while Rex resiliently balances working, raising her children, and maintaining her long-distance relationship. FIGHTING FOR FAMILY shares the family’s love story and fight to mobilize for Chuh’s return to the U.S. #PardonMaria 2020. 6 m 14 s. Fighting for Family 2019. 30 m 16 s. Post film discussion with filmmaker Lan Nguyen, Brandon Soun, Rex and Chuh
