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SAN FRANCISCO SCREENING–Sansón and Me
March 17 – March 23
Free – $21
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA–The Roxie Theater in San Francisco will host multiple screenings of SANSÓN AND ME from March 17-23.
Film synopsis: During his day job as a Spanish criminal interpreter in a small town in California, filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes (499) met a young man named Sansón, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who was sentenced to life in prison without parole. With no permission to interview him, Sansón and Reyes worked together over a decade, using hundreds of letters as inspiration for re- creations of Sansón’s childhood—featuring members of Sansón’s own family. The result is a vibrant portrait of a friendship navigating immigration and the depths of the criminal justice system and pushing the boundaries of cinematic imagination to rescue a young migrant’s story from oblivion.
March 17 – 23, 2023 (times vary)
Roxie Theater | 3125 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
The program includes a Q&A with filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes in person for Q&A on Friday, March 17 & Saturday, March 18!
UnCommon Law founder and executive director Keith Wattley will moderate the discussion with Reyes after the 1:30 pm screening on Saturday, March 18.
This film is supported by a California Documentary Project Grant.
