brother towns screening and panel discussion lead by naacp chairman emeritus julian bond
Tuesday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.
Earl Dickinson Theater
Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, Virginia
brother towns / pueblos hermanos
Directed by Charles D. Thompson, Jr. and Michael Davey
Associate Director: Margaret Morales
A Project of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
The documentary film Brother Towns / Pueblos Hermanos is a story of two towns linked by immigration, family, and work: Jacaltenango, a highland Maya town in Guatemala; and Jupiter, a coastal resort town where many Jacaltecos have settled in Florida.
Brother Towns chronicles a story of how and why people migrate across borders, how people make and remake their communities when they travel thousands of miles from home, and how people maintain families despite their travel. Because we are all immigrants, this is a universal human story, and a quintessential American one.
Brother Towns is also a story of local and international controversy. News of undocumented immigrants is familiar in nearly every community across the U.S., and citizens must choose how they respond. The film includes voices of those opposed to undocumented immigrants as well as advocates helping migrants who seek work and hope, whether documented or not.