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UPCOMING SCREENINGS!
Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival. IN PERSON. August 20, 2022 at 9:15 AM. 3Below Theater in San Jose, CA.
With panelists Ruth Silver-Taube, Maurico Velarde, protagonist Arnoldo Lopez Contreras, and more to be announced soon!
With panelists Ruth Silver-Taube, Maurico Velarde, protagonist Arnoldo Lopez Contreras, and more to be announced soon!
Previous Screenings
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. March 26, 2022 at 6:15 PM; streaming 3/28- 4/4.
Cinequest Film Festival. April 1-17, 2022. Online Only. PLUS: Free watch party April 3!
San Francisco Independent Short Film Festival. September 17, 2021. Roxie Theater.
Cinequest Film Festival. April 1-17, 2022. Online Only. PLUS: Free watch party April 3!
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,
