UPCOMING SCREENINGS!
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Previous Screenings
- Washington Anti Trafficking Response Network, virtual. Jan 2025
- Asian Women's Shelter, Four Star Theater, San Francisco. Jan 2024
- Justice At Last, San Francisco. August, 2023
- Pine Church Faith, August 2023
- George Washington University with Amara Legal Center, Washington DC. Feb, 2023
- With panelists, survivors Evelyn Chumbo and Barbara Amaya
- With panelists, survivors Evelyn Chumbo and Barbara Amaya
- Re-Present Media's Oaktown Stories. EastSide Cultural Center, Oakland. October, 2023
- With panelists Rafael Bautista -US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and Josué Revolorio -Multicultural Institute
- With panelists Rafael Bautista -US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and Josué Revolorio -Multicultural Institute
- South Bay Piping Industry Public Works Educational Conference, San Jose. Nov, 2022
- United Nations Association Film Festival in Palo Alto. October, 2022.
- Oakland Secret Film Festival, Oakland. October 2022
- Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival. IN PERSON. August 20, 2022 at 9:15 AM. 3Below Theater in San Jose, CA.
- With panelists San Jose City Councilmember Raul Peralez, anti-trafficking advocates Ruth Silver-Taube, Maurico Velarde, Justice At Last founder Rose Mukhar, protagonist Arnoldo Lopez Contreras, and moderator Benita Hopkins!
- With panelists San Jose City Councilmember Raul Peralez, anti-trafficking advocates Ruth Silver-Taube, Maurico Velarde, Justice At Last founder Rose Mukhar, protagonist Arnoldo Lopez Contreras, and moderator Benita Hopkins!
- Video Consortium, Oakland. May 2022
- Mammoth Lake Film Festival. May 2022
- Alameda County District Attorney's Office, Victim's Rights Week. Online. April 2022
- Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. March 26, 2022 at 6:15 PM; streaming 3/28- 4/4.
- San Mateo Human Trafficking Group. Online. March 2022
- Cinequest Film Festival. April 1-17, 2022. Online Only. PLUS: Free watch party April 3!
- Labor Trafficking Art Exhibit at Gallery 451, Oakland. January 2022
- Alameda County Labor Trafficking Task Force. January 2022
- Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach Drive-In event. Marin. Oct 2021
- San Francisco Independent Short Film Festival. September 17, 2021. Roxie Theater.
Determined to prove himself to his estranged family, Arnoldo travels from Tijuana to San Francisco with a promise of steady work. Instead, he becomes a slave: sixteen hour workdays, no pay, meager food. After gaining his freedom, Arnoldo struggles with homelessness, continued exploitation, and the lasting impacts of trauma. But a chance encounter with a stranger starts to change his luck, and gives Arnoldo hope that he might yet return home with his head held high.
This Adventure Called California was produced as part of the mentorship program of Re-Present Media.
This Adventure Called California was produced as part of the mentorship program of Re-Present Media.
Arnoldo's story touches on many themes: wage theft, exploitation and labor trafficking, mental health and suicide, immigration, criminal justice, and recovery from trauma.
Reports about the trafficking case: US Department of Justice, KPIX, San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle
Organizations that helped Arnoldo: Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO), International Rescue Committee, UA Local Union 393, US States Attorneys Office
Mental health resources: National Suicide Prevention Hotline, A personal safety plan worksheet, Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Immigration resources: Immigration Advocates Network, East Bay resources, National resources
Labor trafficking resources: National Human Trafficking Hotline, Polaris Project, Freedom United,
International Labour Organization,
Reports about the trafficking case: US Department of Justice, KPIX, San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle
Organizations that helped Arnoldo: Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO), International Rescue Committee, UA Local Union 393, US States Attorneys Office
Mental health resources: National Suicide Prevention Hotline, A personal safety plan worksheet, Anxiety and Depression Association of America
Immigration resources: Immigration Advocates Network, East Bay resources, National resources
Labor trafficking resources: National Human Trafficking Hotline, Polaris Project, Freedom United,
International Labour Organization,