At the Movies: 120 Days
120 Days to Say Goodbye: Immigration Gets Personal
The immigration debate gets personal with the debut feature-length documentary for award-winning filmmaker Ted Roach. Mr. Roach follows family man and undocumented immigrant Miguel Cortes who has been ordered to “voluntarily” leave the country within 120 days by an immigration judge. The film crew joined the Cortes family from the first day in court through Miguel’s last official day in the United States, revealing a hidden side of an undocumented society that few Americans ever get to see.
The impassioned filmmaker premiered 120 Days at the Austin Film Festival and was subsequently selected for over 20 festivals, winning 10 awards and garnering 4 nominations and counting. The film will hold its DC Theatrical Premiere the weekend of October 22-25, with featured screenings in the American University’s Human Rights Film Series, and the Greater Washington Immigration Film Festival. The film will also screen at the Napa Valley Film Festival in November.
KJ