DATE: Tuesday, November 3
TIME: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
LOCATION: Emory University - Rita Anne Rollins Building Room 102
PRICE: FREE!
In partnership with the Emory Center for Ethics, Ethics & the Arts Program, the Atlanta Film Society presents a free screening of EL REGRESO, featuring a Q&A with director Samantha “Sam” Ramirez-Herrera. This screening is a part of Emory University's ongoing Ethics At The Movies series. This event is free and open to the public; Ticket reservation is required.
FILM SYNPOSIS
At Age 7, Sam Ramirez-Herrera left Mexico with her family in pursuit of the American Dream. Now a filmmaker, DACA recipient and advocate for undocumented immigrants in the U.S., Sam, like so many other “Dreamers,” finds herself caught between two nations—fully belonging to none. On the eve of Dia De Los Muertos, she is offered the opportunity to return to Mexico after 30 years away. Leaving the U.S. for the first time, Sam embarks on a journey to reconnect with her past and convene with her Mexican family, both living and dead. As her trip stirs traumas on both sides of the border, her homecoming reveals to her the great cost of her decades old crossing and upends her conception of the American Dream she's spent her life fighting to achieve. Against the vibrant visual backdrop of Mexico's Day Of The Dead, "El Regreso" explores rebirth through the lens of one dreamer’s awakening.
ETHICS AT THE MOVIES
Ethics at the Movies is a documentary screening series presented by the Center for Ethics at Emory University, featuring in-person post-film conversations with members of creative teams. Ethics at the Movies has screened over 40 films and hosted such distinguished guest artists as Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand; photographer and filmmaker Ansley West; Regina Kelly, the inspiration behind the film American Violet; and Foreign Press Association Journalist of the Year Award and Peabody Award winner Saeed Kamali Dehghan, among others.
Parking
The most convenient parking is located in the Peavine Visitors Lot, 29 Eagle Row, Atlanta, 30322.
For more parking information, please visit the Emory University Transportation and Parking site.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Samantha “Sam” Ramirez-Herrera is a Mexican-born filmmaker, writer, and speaker whose work weaves together themes of migration, climate justice, ancestral memory, and liberation. As an undocumented immigrant and mother, she tells stories rooted in resilience and radical imagination.Founder of OffThaRecord, a creative agency amplifying underrepresented voices, Sam has directed award-winning campaigns and collaborated with organizations like The Nature Conservancy, FWD.us, and the Ms. Foundation for Women. Her latest film, El Regreso: A Dreamer Awakens, explores homecoming, healing, and identity. She was recently honored as one of the Explorers Club 50: Fifty People Changing the World That the World Needs to Know.